Helanthium tenellum

Helanthium tenellum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Alismataceae
Genus: Helanthium
Species: Helanthium tenellum

Name

Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 2: 54 (1905).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Alisma tenellum Mart. ex Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 7: 1600 (1830).

• Homotypic
  • Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Buchenau, Index Crit. Butom. Alism. Juncag.: 21 (1868).
  • Sagittaria tenella (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 326 (1898).

• Heterotypic
  • Alisma ranunculoides var. brasiliense A.St.-Hil., Voy. Distr. Diam. 2: 432 (1833).
  • Echinodorus parvulus Engelm. in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 439 (1856).
  • Echinodorus subulatus Engelm. in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 438 (1856).
  • Echinodorus tenellus f. randii Fassett, Rhodora 57: 188 (1955).
  • Echinodorus tenellus var. ecostatus Fassett, Rhodora 57: 184 (1955).
  • Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus (Engelm.) Fassett, Rhodora 57: 185 (1955).
  • Helanthium parvulum (Engelm.) Small in Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 17: 45 (1909).

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Helanthium tenellum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• Smith, J.G. in Britton, N.L. 1905.

Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 2: 54.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Grasartige Schwertpflanze
English: pygmy chain sword
español: cucharero

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