Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera

Heteranthera zosterifolia Mart.

First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 1: 7 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to N. Argentina. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Burchell [4868] Brazil K000837843 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Burchell [4252] Brazil K000837840 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Glaziou [17834] Brazil K000837835 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Glaziou [16634] K000837834 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [4945] Brazil K000837831 Yes
Tur, N.; Guaglianone, R. [2005] Argentina K002674989 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21442] Brazil K000837830 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20528] Brazil K000837838 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13279] Brazil K000837836 Yes
Miers, J. [4470] Brazil K000837841 Yes
Luetzelburg, P.V. [1011] Brazil K000837828 Yes
Burchell [2372] Brazil K000837833 Yes
Gardner [703] Brazil K000837837 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Castro, R.A. [2668] Brazil K000837832 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000837844 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21442] Brazil K000837827 Yes
Luetzelburg, P.V. [1011] Brazil K000837829 Yes
Gardner [703] Brazil K000837839 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0