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Heteranthera
Sign in to saveHeteranthera is a genus of aquatic plants in the water hyacinth family, Pontederiaceae, known generally as mud plantains. Species of this genus are native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa. They live in the water or in wet soils. They produce leaves on long petioles and some are cultivated for their attractive flowers. Leaves are of two types - linear and submerged or orbicular and floating. Some species have cleistogamic flowers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderCommelinales
- FamilyPontederiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 372
- With media
- 118
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Collections
- DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, FCN-UAQ, ASU, IBUNAM, CAS, UFERSA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, United States, Brasil, Colombia, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pontederiaceae
- Image
- Heteranthera limosa.jpg
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- Commons category
- Heteranthera
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Heteranthera
- topic's main category
- Category:Heteranthera
- taxon common name
- 沼车前属
- name in kana
- ヘテランテラ
- taxonomic type
- Heteranthera reniformis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Selected species
- References
- External links
Heteranthera is a genus of aquatic plants in the water hyacinth family, Pontederiaceae, known generally as mud plantains. Species of this genus are native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa. They live in the water or in wet soils. They produce leaves on long petioles and some are cultivated for their attractive flowers. Leaves are of two types - linear and submerged or orbicular and floating. Some species have cleistogamic flowers.
==Selected species== Accepted species include:
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