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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Hydrocharitaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Hydrocharitaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Alismatidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 461. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Alismatanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 461. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Hydrocharitales Dumort. pub. 1829    Familia  Hydrocharitaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 67. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Waterweeds

Named members of the Family Hydrocharitaceae

1	Subfamilia  Anacharidoideae Thom� pub. Fl. Deutschl. 1: 84. 1886.
	2    Tribus  Anacharideae Endl. pub. Gen. Pl.: 161. Jun 1837.   3    Genus  Anacharis Rich. pub. (1814)
4	Genus  Apalanthe Planch.
5	Genus  Appertiella C.D.K.Cook & Triest
6	Genus  Benedictaea Toledo syn. Ottelia Pers.
7	Tribus  Blyxeae Aschers. & G�rcke in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. II, 1: 247. Mar 1889.
	8    Genus  Blyxa Noronha ex Thouars pub. (1806)
9	Genus  Boottia Wall. syn. Ottelia Pers.
10	Genus  Egeria Planch. common name: egeria
11	Genus  Elodea Michx. pub. (1803) common name: waterweed
12	Genus  Enhalus Rich. pub. (1814)
13	Genus  Enhydrias Ridl.
14	Subfamilia  Halophiloideae Aschers. & G�rcke in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. II, 1: 247. Mar 1889.
	15    Tribus  Halophileae Aschers. pub. Flora 35: 172. Jul 1867.   16    Genus  Halophila Thouars pub. (1806) common name: seagrass
17	Subfamilia  Hydrilloideae Luerss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 308. Dec 1879.
	18    Tribus  Hydrilleae Horan. pub. Char. Ess. Fam.: 60. 1847.   19    Genus  Hydrilla Rich. pub. (1814) common name: hydrilla
20	Subfamilia  Hydrocharitoideae Eaton pub. Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 29, 44. Apr-Mai 1836 (Hydrocharides.
	21    Tribus  Hydrochariteae Horan. pub. Char. Ess. Fam.: 60. 1847.   22    Genus  Hydrocharis L. pub. (1753) common name: hydrocharis
23	Genus  Hydromystria G.Mey. syn. Limnobium Rich.
24	Genus  Lagarosiphon Harv. common name: oxygen-weed
25	Tribus  Limnobieae Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 54. 1829.
	26    Genus  Limnobium Rich. pub. (1814) common name: spongeplant
27	Genus  Maidenia Rendle
28	Genus  Nechamandra Planch.
29	Genus  Oligolobos Gagnep.
30	Genus  Ottelia Pers. common name: ottelia
31	Subfamilia  Stratiotoideae Luerss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 309. Dec 1879.
	32    Tribus  Stratioteae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 135. 1827.   33    Genus  Stratiotes L. pub. (1753) common name: water soldiers
34	Subfamilia  Thalassioideae Aschers. & G�rcke in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. II, 1: 247. Mar 1889.
	35    Tribus  Thalassieae Hook.f. pub. Fl. Brit. India 5: 659. Dec 1888.   36    Genus  Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D. Koenig pub. (1805)
37	Genus  Udora Nutt. syn. Elodea Michx.
38	Subfamilia  Vallisnerioideae Luerss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 308. Dec 1879.
	39    Tribus  Vallisnerieae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 135. 1827.   40    Genus  Vallisneria L. pub. (1753) common name: eelgrass
41	Genus  Xystrolobus Gagnep. syn. Ottelia Pers.

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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