Hydrocharitaceae (incl. Najadaceae)
This list of genera was made in August 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Bernardini & Lucchese (2018), Chen et al. 2012, and Li et al. 2022. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Apalanthe Planch. | Elodea Michx. | |
| Blyxa Noronha ex Thouars | ||
| Egeria Planch. | Elodea Michx. | |
| Elodea Michx. | Apalanthe Planch., Egeria Planch. | |
| Enhalus Rich. | ||
| Halophila Thouars | ||
| Hydrilla Rich. | ||
| Hydrocharis L. | Hydromystria G.Mey., Limnobium Rich. | |
| Hydromystria G.Mey. | Hydrocharis L. | |
| Lagarosiphon Harv. | ||
| Limnobium Rich. | Hydrocharis L. | |
| Maidenia Rendle | Vallisneria P.Micheli ex L. | |
| Najas L. | ||
| Nechamandra Planch. | ||
| Ottelia Pers. | ||
| Stratiotes L. | ||
| Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D.Koenig | ||
| Vallisneria P.Micheli ex L. | Maidenia Rendle |
References
- Bernardini, B., Lucchese, F. (2018). New phylogenetic insights into Hydrocharitaceae. Annali Di Botanica, 8, 45–58. https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-13970
- Chen, L.Y., Chen, J.M., Gituru, R.W., Wang, Q.F. (2012). Generic phylogeny, historical biogeography and character evolution of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12, 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-30
- Li, Z.Z., Lehtonen, S., Gichira, A.W., Martins, K., Efremov, A., Wang, Q.F., Chen, J.M. (2022). Plastome phylogenomics and historical biogeography of aquatic plant genus Hydrocharis (Hydrocharitaceae). BMC Plant Biology, 22, 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03483-2
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Hydrocharis L. © Suvrat Kotagal