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Heteranthera
Heteranthera limosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Pontederiaceae
Genus:	Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav.
Species
About 12, see text
Synonyms
Eurystemon Alexander

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:

• Heteranthera callifolia Rchb. ex Kunth
• Heteranthera catharinensis C.N.Horn & M.Pell.
• Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacMill.
• Heteranthera gardneri (Hook.f.) M.Pell.
• Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
• Heteranthera longirachilla D.J.Sousa & Giul.
• Heteranthera lutea (H.Perrier) M.Pell.
• Heteranthera mexicana S.Watson
• Heteranthera missouriensis C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera multiflora (Griseb.) C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera oblongifolia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
• Heteranthera pauciflora C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera peduncularis Benth.
• Heteranthera pumila M.Pell. & C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
• Heteranthera rotundifolia (Kunth) Griseb.
• Heteranthera seubertiana Solms
• Heteranthera spicata C.Presl
• Heteranthera yucatana Carnevali, J.L.Tapia & J.R.Grande
• Heteranthera zosterifolia Mart.

References

1. "Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
2. "Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
3. "Species Records of Heteranthera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
4. "Heteranthera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

External links

• Media related to Heteranthera at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Heteranthera at Wikispecies
• Jepson Manual Treatment

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