Helanthium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Alismataceae
Genus: Helanthium
Species: H. bolivianum – H. tenellum – H. zombiense
Name

Helanthium (Benth. & Hook.f.) Engelm. ex J.G.Sm. in N.L. Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 2: 54 (1905).
Type species: Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm.

Synonyms

Basionym
Alisma sect. Helanthium Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3(2): 1005 (1883).

Homotypic
Echinodorus sect. Tenelli Fassett, Rhodora 57(677): 135 (1955).
Echinodorus subg. Helianthium (Benth. & Hook.f.) Fassett, Rhodora 57(677): 135 (1955).

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Helanthium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Mar 15. Reference page.
Smith, J.G. in Britton, N.L. (1905) Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 2: 54.