Heteranthera limosa

Heteranthera limosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Heteranthera
Species: Heteranthera limosa

Name

Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 439. 1801.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Pontederia limosa Sw., Prodr.: 57. 1788.

Homotypic

• Lunania uniflora Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 106. 1830, nom. illeg.
• Phrynium limosum (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 318. 1898.
• Schollera limosa (Sw.) Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 175. 1818.
• Triexastima uniflora (Raf.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 121. 1838.

Heterotypic

• Heteranthera alismoides Humb. ex Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 73. 1820.
• Heteranthera limosa f. albiflora Benke, Rhodora 34: 9. 1932.
• Leptanthus ovalis Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 24. 1803.
• Pontederia triandra Banks ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1148. 1830, pro syn.

References

• Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3:439. 1801
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heteranthera limosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Govaerts, R. & al. 2006. World Checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 2009 Oct 30 [1]

Vernacular names

English: ducksalad, blue mudplantain

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