Alismataceae
Echinodorus

Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett

First published in Rhodora 57: 139 (1955)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central U.S.A. to S. America. It is a hydroannual or helophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guyana, Haiti, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Windward Is., Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Flora of North America North of Mexico 22: 1-352. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lehtonen, S. & Gordon, E. (2010). Actualización del conocimiento de los géneros Echinodorus y Helanthium (Alismataceae) en Venezuela. Acta Botánica Venezuelica 33: 249-272.
  • Lehtonen, S. (2008 publ. 2009). An integative approach to species delimination in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bulletin 63: 525-563.
  • 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.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Flora of North America North of Mexico 22: 1-352. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lehtonen, S. & Gordon, E. (2010). Actualización del conocimiento de los géneros Echinodorus y Helanthium (Alismataceae) en Venezuela. Acta Botánica Venezuelica 33: 249-272.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, T. [422] United States K003193013 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K003193037 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003193006 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K003193007 Yes
March [s.n.] Jamaica K003193076 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [3347] Haiti K003193085 Yes
Hall, E. [622] United States K003193010 Yes
Eggers [2825] K003193075 Yes
Lindheimer [1233] United States K003193016 Yes
Sintenis, P. [3844] Puerto Rico K003193073 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [714] United States K003193009 Yes
[Ceslondor] [2422] K003193019 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [2656] United States K003193022 Yes
Jones, G.N. [22412] United States K003193038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003193258 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [10962] Mexico K003193044 Yes
March [s.n.] Jamaica K003193080 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [251] United States K003193021 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [302] Jamaica K003193089 Yes
Nash, G.V. [60] Haiti K003193083 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K003193040 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [15630] Haiti K003193084 Yes
{Bancroft} [s.n.] Jamaica K003193081 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [7598] Kenya K003193255 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr.) [466] Mexico K003193045 Yes
Wight, A.E. [256] Bahamas, The K003193088 Yes
Raynal-Roques, A.; Jéremie, J. [21325] Guadeloupe K003193071 Yes
Waby, J.F. [110] Barbados K003193086 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003193046 Yes
Engelmann, G. [194] United States K003193018 Yes
March (Mr.) [1336] Jamaica K003193079 Yes
Drummond, T. [77] United States K003193012 Yes
Mackenzie, K. [556] United States K003193017 Yes
Eggers [3861] Bahamas, The K003193087 Yes
Harris, W. [13312] Jamaica K003193082 Yes
Blodgett [[194]] United States K003193043 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [1132] Dominica K003193074 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K003193042 Yes
Alexander Prior, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K003193077 Yes
s.coll. [714] United States K003193041 Yes
Drummond, T. [421] United States K003193035 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K003193011 Yes
March [s.n.] Jamaica K003193078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003193039 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003193257 Yes
Lindheimer [1232] United States K003193014 Yes
Engelmann, G.; M.D. [s.n.] United States K003193020 Yes
Sintenis, P. [3200] Puerto Rico K003193072 Yes
Drummond, T. [295] United States K003193008 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K003193036 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [13134] United States K003193015 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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