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Hydrothrix Hook.f.[2] was previously a monotypic flowering plant genus of Pontederiaceae, but is currently included in a broader and monophyletic Heteranthera.[1]
Hydrothrix | |
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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.[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
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