Helanthium

Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAlismataceae

Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica

Observations recorded3,011

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 18
With media: 3
Family: Alismataceae
Collections: JBB, UTFPR-CP, UFMA, UNB, UFSCAR, JBRJ
Recorded in: Brasil, Paraguai, United States, Etats-Unis

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Alismataceae
Image: Echinodorus tenellus BB-1913.jpg

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taxon name: Helanthium
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=14783
topic's main category: Category:Helanthium
Commons category: Helanthium
taxonomic type: Helanthium tenellum
taxon common name: 链剑草属

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Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized: Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in N.L.Britton - eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America Helanthium zombiense (Jérémie) Lehtonen & Myllys - Jamaica, Island of Guadeloupe

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