Helanthium

Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:[2]

Helanthium
Helanthium bolivianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Helanthium
(Benth. & Hook.f.) Engelm. ex J.G.Sm.[1]
Type species
Helanthium tenellum
(Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Britton.
Species

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References

  1. Engelmann, Georg ex Smith, Jared Gage in Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1905. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition 54.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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