Hydrocharis

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus:
Species: H. chevalieri – H. dubia – H. laevigata – H. morsus-ranae – H. spongia

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name

Hydrocharis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1036. 1753

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Limnobium Rich., Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 12(2): 32 (1811 publ. 1814).
    • Hydromystria G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 152 (1818).
    • Jalambicea (Cerv.) Cerv. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(2): 12 (1825).
    • Rhizakenia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 188 (1840).
    • TrianeaH.Karst., Linnaea 28: 424 (1857).
    • Hydrocharella Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 452 (1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Cosmopolitan
      • Alabama, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Hungary, Illinois, India, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Manchuria, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, New Guinea, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Oklahoma, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Carolina, South European Russi, Spain, Sulawesi, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yugoslavia, Zaïre
    • Introduced into:
      • California, Michigan, New Jersey, New South Wales, Ontario, Queensland, Québec, Vermont, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 
  • USDA plants profile for Hydrocharis.

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Жабнік
  • Cebuano: Hydrocharis
  • čeština: voďanka
  • чӑвашла: Йӳçĕ курăк
  • eesti: Kilbukas
  • فارسی: تخت قورباغه
  • suomi: Kilpukat
  • français: Hydrocharis
  • hrvatski: Žabogriz
  • hornjoserbsce: Wódnjanka
  • ქართული: წყლის სურო
  • қазақша: Бақаоты
  • 한국어: 자라풀속
  • lietuvių: Vandenplūkis
  • norsk: Froskebittslekten
  • polski: Żabiściek
  • русский: Водокрас, Лягушечник
  • slovenčina: vodnianka
  • српски / srpski: Vodeni buberak
  • svenska: Dybladssläktet
  • 中文: 水鳖属
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