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Hydrothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Pontederiaceae
Genus:	Heteranthera
Species:	H. gardneri
Binomial name
Heteranthera gardneri (Hook.f.) M.Pell.
Synonyms
Hydrothrix gardneri Hook.f. Hydrothrix verticillaris Hook.f. Hookerina gardneri Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 718. 1891

Hydrothrix Hook.f. was previously a monotypic flowering plant genus of Pontederiaceae, but is currently included in a broader and monophyletic Heteranthera.

The highly modified Heteranthera gardneri is a submerged aquatic with a two-flowered pseudanthium found in eastern Brazil. It is used as an aquarium plant.

References

1. ^ Pellegrini, M. O. O. (2017). "Two new synonyms in Heteranthera (Pontederiaceae, Commelinales)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 35: 124–128. doi:10.1111/njb.01152.
2. "On Hydrothrix, a new genus of Pontederiaceae". oxfordjournals.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.

External links

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• Hydrothrix on keys.lucidcentral.org

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