Limnobium spongia (Bosc) Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 45 (1841)
This name is a synonym of Hydrocharis spongia

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Limnobium laevigatum.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Flora of North America North of Mexico 22: 1-352. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Limnobium spongia.]
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan. [Cited as Limnobium spongia.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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