Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
HETERANTHERA Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 9. 1794, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz Lopez & Pavon
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heteranthera dubia | GRASSLEAF MUDPLANTAIN | Native OBL (NWPL) | ||
| Heteranthera limosa | BLUE MUDPLANTAIN | Not Native OBL (NWPL) | ||
| Heteranthera reniformis | KIDNEYLEAF MUDPLANTAIN | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) |
[Family identification key]
1. Plant with sessile, linear leaves; inflorescences 1-flowered; stamens equal; anthers coiling
1. Plant with some leaves petiolate, the blade generally ovate to reniform or suborbicular; inflorescences of 1-8 flowers; stamens unequal; anthers not coiling
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2. Leaf blades ovate to elliptic, longer than wide, the base rounded to truncate, or subtly subcordate Inflorescences 1-flowered; perianth essentially actinomorphic
2. Leaf blades reniform to suborbicular, the base cordate; inflorescences of 2-8 flowers; perianth zygomorphic
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchosia | Buchosia Vellozo, Fl. Flum. 33. 1829 ("1825"). | TYPE: Buchosia aquatica Vellozo | |
| Heterandra | Heterandra Palisot de Beauvois, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 4: 175. 1799. | TYPE: Heterandra reniformis Palisot de Beauvois | |
| Leptanthus | Leptanthus Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 24. 1803. | TYPE: = Heterandra Palisot de Beauvois 1799. | |
| Lunania | Lunania Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 106. 1830, non Lunanea de Candolle 1825; nec Lunania Hooker 1844. | TYPE: Lunania uniflora Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Pontederia limosa Swartz) = Triexastima Rafinesque 1838. | |
| Schollera | Schollera Schreber, Gen. Pl. 785. 1791, non Roth 1788. | TYPE: Schollera graminea (Michaux) Willdenow ex A. Gray (Leptanthus gramineus Michaux) Lectotypified by A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 485. 1856. | |
| Triexastima | Triexastima Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 121. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Lunania uniflora Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Pontederia limosa Swartz) Substitute name for Lunania Rafinesque 1830, non Lunanea de Candolle 1825 (nom. rej.), nec Lunania Hooker 1844 (nom. cons.). | |
| Zosterella | Zosterella Small, in Small & J. J. Carter, Fl. Lancaster Co. 68, 319. 1913. | TYPE: Zosterella dubia (Jacquin) Small 1913. (Commelina dubia Jacquin 1768.) |