Podostemum

Podostemum
Podostemum ceratophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Podostemaceae
Genus:	Podostemum Michx. (1803), nom. cons.
Species
11; see text
Synonyms
Crenias Spreng. (1827) Devillea Tul. & Wedd. (1849) Dicraea Tul. (1849), orth. var. Dicraeia Thouars (1806), nom. superfl. Mavaelia Trimen (1895), not validly publ. Mniopsis Mart. (1824), nom. illeg.

Podostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks. It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.

Species

11 species are currently accepted.

• Podostemum ceratophyllum Michx., 1803: Eastern Canada to Eatstern United States, Honduras, Hispaniola.
• Podostemum comatum Hicken, 1917: Brazil (São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina.
• Podostemum distichum (Cham.) Wedd., 1873: Brazil to Northeast Argentina.
• Podostemum flagelliforme (Tul. & Wedd.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Tocantins).
• Podostemum irgangii C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2001: South Brazil.
• Podostemum muelleri Warm., 1911: Brazil (Southeast São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina.
• Podostemum ovatum C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Southeast Brazil.
• Podostemum rutifolium Warm., 1899: South Brazil to Northeast Argentina.
• Podostemum saldanhanum (Warm.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
• Podostemum scaturiginum (Mart.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Central Brazil.
• Podostemum weddellianum (Tul.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Eats and South Brazil.

References

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