Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides

Nymphoides humboldtiana (Kunth) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 429 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a hydroperennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Tippery, N.P., Les, D.H. & Williams, C.R. (2011). Nymphoides humboldtiana (Menyanthaceae) in Uvalde county, Texas - A new record for the U.S.A.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5: 889-890.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Nymphoides indica.]
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso. [Cited as Nymphoides indica.]
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119. [Cited as Nymphoides indica.]
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. [Cited as Nymphoides indica.]
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA. [Cited as Nymphoides indica.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Tippery, N.P., Les, D.H. & Williams, C.R. (2011). Nymphoides humboldtiana (Menyanthaceae) in Uvalde county, Texas - A new record for the U.S.A.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5: 889-890.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 6, 2015 Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K001138275 Yes
May 6, 2015 Blanchet, J.S. [3476] Brazil K001138277 Yes
May 6, 2015 s.coll. [s.n.] K001138282 Yes
May 6, 2015 Hartweg, K.T. [5] Mexico K001138254 Yes
May 6, 2015 Schomburgk [181] Guyana K001194394 Yes
May 6, 2015 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001138253 Yes
May 6, 2015 Paulsen [s.n.] Guyana K001138287 Yes
May 6, 2015 s.coll. [2] K001138283 Yes
May 6, 2015 Weir, J. [508] Brazil K001138274 Yes
May 6, 2015 Burchell, W.J. [4160-2] Brazil K001138276 Yes
May 6, 2015 Fünke [633] Venezuela K001138255 Yes
Mueller, F. [371] Brazil K001138281 Yes
Prance, G.T. [21152] Brazil K001138285 Yes
Tweedie, J. [509] Brazil K001138284 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52473] Brazil K001138267 Yes
Burchell [9910] Brazil K001138278 Yes
Miers, J. [3742] Brazil K001138258 Yes
Briquet [51] Brazil K001138265 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [II 260] Brazil K001138261 Yes
Prance, G.T. [25893] Brazil K001138270 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001138271 Yes
Drouet, F. [2145] Brazil K001138257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001194395 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001138264 Yes
Froes, R. [1877] Brazil K001138262 Yes
Hartweg [5] Peru K001138256 Yes
Boog [s.n.] Brazil K001138280 Yes
Miguel, F.S.C.G. [9] Brazil K001138259 Yes
Gardner [1763] Brazil K001138266 Yes
Martius [286] Brazil K001194396 Yes
Rambo, B. [44327] Brazil K001138269 Yes
MacFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica K001138288 Yes
Gardner [836] Brazil K001138273 Yes
Burchell [3153] Brazil K001138279 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001138263 Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K001138252 Yes
Secco, R.S. [194] Brazil K001138251 Yes
Dusén, P. [11356] Brazil K001138272 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14104] Brazil K001138260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001138286 Yes
Rambo, B. [46928] Brazil K001138268 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0