Alismataceae

Limnocharitaceae

Hydrocleys Rich. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 13 October 2017

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 2 (1871) 2; ≡ Stratiotes nymphoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., 4th Ed. 4 (1806) 821. Distribution: C & S America. Notes: The water poppy is cultivated as an ornamental. The genus contains 5 species of South American origin. Not naturalized? Cultivated, not naturalized.

Limnocharis Bonpl. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 8 August 2021
  1. Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 2 (1869) 2; Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 5 (1955) 119; ≡ Alisma flavum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 343. Distribution: C & S America. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur (photos). Notes: Naturalized in wetlands in the Philippines. Naturalized.

Sagittaria L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 29 September 2025
  1. Sagittaria trifolia L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 993; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 25, as ‘sagittaefolia’. = Sagittaria sagittifolia ssp. leucopetala (Miq.) Hartog, Fl. Males., 1st Ser. 5 (1957) 332; ≡ Sagittaria sagittifolia var. leucopetala Miq., Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. 2 (1870) 49. Distribution: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Continental Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Isls, Pakistan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. CATANDUANES, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Camarines, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Lanao, SAMAR. Notes: In fresh-water swamps, rice paddies, etc. 0-1050m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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