Hydrothrix

Hydrothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Commelinales
Family:Pontederiaceae
Genus:Hydrothrix
Species: H. gardneri
Binomial name
Hydrothrix gardneri
Synonyms
  • Hookerina gardneri Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 718. 1891
  • Hydrothrix verticillaris

Hydrothrix is a monotypic flowering plant genus in the family Pontederiaceae.

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

References

  1. ↑ "On Hydrothrix, a new genus of Pontederiaceae". oxfordjournals.org.


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