Alismataceae
Aquarius

Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng

First published in Global Fl. 4: 53 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Nayarit), NE. Brazil (to Minas Gerais). It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lehtonen, S. (2008 publ. 2009). An integative approach to species delimination in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. Kew Bulletin 63: 525-563.
  • Matias, L.Q. (2007). O Gênero Echinodorus (Alismataceae) no domínio da caatinga Brasileira. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 58: 743-774.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Beechey [s.n.] Mexico Alisma virgata K000098919 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gardner [2739] Brazil Echinodorus palifolius K000098941 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gardner [2739/1] Brazil Echinodorus palifolius K000098942 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Echinodorus palifolius K003193280 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images