Araceae
Orontium

Orontium aquaticum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 324 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. U.S.A. to Texas. It is a perennial or helophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9579] United Kingdom K001527211 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002467240 Yes
Bogner [1896] K:SPC-56428.000 No
[W. D] [s.n.] United States K002467237 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Abbe, E.C. [14121] United States K002467226 Yes
Coville, F.V. [s.n.] United States K002467235 Yes
Harper, R. [375] United States K002467232 Yes
Commons, A. [s.n] United States K002467227 Yes
Hooker [s.n] United States K001613243 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n] United States K001613242 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n] United States K002467228 Yes
[R. B.] [s.n.] United States K002467236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467222 Yes
Marchant, C.J. [65549] K002467224 Yes
K:SPC-46576.000 No
Hook. [s.n.] K002467229 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002467231 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467223 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002467238 Yes
Drummond, T. [381] United States K002467239 Yes
Drummond, T. [381] United States K002467241 Yes
s.coll. [[83]] United States K002467234 Yes
Meyer, K.; Townesmith, A. [1104] United States K002467225 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Harris, S.K. [s.n.] United States K002467233 Yes
K:SPC-22450.000 No
Watson, J.; Besse, E. [501] United States K002467230 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002467242 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 2024. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images