Nymphoides aquatica

Nymphoides aquatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species: Nymphoides aquatica

Name

Nymphoides aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) Kuntze, 1891.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Villarsia aquatica J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. Tomus II (Botany). ed. 13, 447. 1791.
• Homotypic
  • Limnanthemum aquaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 12. 1889, nom. inval. Based on Anonymos aquatica Walt.
  • Trachysperma aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) House, New York State Mus. Bull. 233-234: 65. 1921, nom. inval. Based on Anonymos aquatica Walt.
• Heterotypic
  • Limnanthemum trachyspermum (Michx.) A.Gray, Manual (Gray) 363. 1848, nom. illeg.
  • Menyanthes trachysperma Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 1: 126. 1803, nom. illeg.
  • Trachysperma natans Raf., Medical Repository. New York 5: 352. 1808.
  • Villarsia trachysperma (Michx.) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina (Elliott) 1: 230. 1817, nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. : 2: 429.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nymphoides aquatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nymphoides aquatica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nymphoides aquatica. Published online. Accessed: February 09 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nymphoides aquatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 February 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Banana Plant

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