Heteranthera

Heteranthera is a genus of aquatic plants in the water hyacinth family, Pontederiaceae, known generally as mud plantains. Species of this genus are native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa. They live in the water or in wet soils. They produce leaves on long petioles and some are cultivated for their attractive flowers. Leaves are of two types - linear and submerged or orbicular and floating. Some species have cleistogamic flowers.

Heteranthera
Heteranthera limosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Pontederiaceae
Genus:	Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav.
Species
About 12, see text
Synonyms[1]
Eurystemon Alexander

Selected species

Accepted species include:^[2][3][4]

• Heteranthera callifolia Rchb. ex Kunth
• Heteranthera catharinensis C.N.Horn & M.Pell.
• Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacMill.
• Heteranthera gardneri (Hook.f.) M.Pell.
• Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
• Heteranthera longirachilla D.J.Sousa & Giul.
• Heteranthera lutea (H.Perrier) M.Pell.
• Heteranthera mexicana S.Watson
• Heteranthera missouriensis C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera multiflora (Griseb.) C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera oblongifolia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
• Heteranthera pauciflora C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera peduncularis Benth.
• Heteranthera pumila M.Pell. & C.N.Horn
• Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
• Heteranthera rotundifolia (Kunth) Griseb.
• Heteranthera seubertiana Solms
• Heteranthera spicata C.Presl
• Heteranthera yucatana Carnevali, J.L.Tapia & J.R.Grande
• Heteranthera zosterifolia Mart.