Elatine chilensis

Elatine chilensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Elatinaceae
Genus: Elatine
Species: Elatine chilensis

Name

Elatine chilensis Gay, Fl. Chil. 1: 286 (1846).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elatine triandra var. andina Fassett, Rhodora 41: 374 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Argentina (Mendoza, Rio Negro, Santa Fe), Chile (O'Higgins, Maule, Bio Bio, Araucania, Los Lagos), Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz), Venezuela (Merida) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gay, C. 1845–1846. Historia Física y Política de Chile. Botánica. (Flora Chilena). Tom. 1. 496 pp., BHL Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1: 286.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elatine chilensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elatine chilensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Elatine chilensis. Published online. Accessed: Apr 13 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Elatine chilensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2020. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Southwestern waterwort

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