Helanthium Explained

Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:^[1]

• Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
• Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in N.L.Britton - eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
• Helanthium zombiense (Jérémie) Lehtonen & Myllys - Jamaica, Island of Guadeloupe

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=371668 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families