Hydrocleys
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| Hydrocleys | |
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| Hydrocleys martii | |
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| Hydrocleys nymphoides Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Hydrocleys Rich.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hydrocleys commersonii (syn of H. nymphoides) Rich. | |
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Hydrocleys is a genus of aquatic plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere, though one is naturalized elsewhere and sold as an ornamental for decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats.[2] At present (May 2014), five species are recognized:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Hydrocleys martii Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius | Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay |
| Hydrocleys mattogrossensis (Kuntze) Holm-Niels. & R.R.Haynes | Brazil, Bolivia | |
| Hydrocleys modesta Pedersen | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay | |
 | Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau | widespread across South America, Central America, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Netherlands Antilles. Also naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas[4][5][6] |
| Hydrocleys parviflora Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius | Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil | |
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