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Taxon:  Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys



Summary
Genus:
Helanthium
Family:
Alismataceae
Nomen number:
460429
Place of publication:
Cladistics 24:228. 2008
Verified:
01/20/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Alisma bolivianum Rusby

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Echinodorus bolivianus (Rusby) Holm-Niels.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Echinodorus quadricostatus Fassett
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Lehtonen, S. & L. Myllys. 2007. Cladistic analysis of Echinodorus (Alismataceae): simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data. Cladistics 24:218-239.
Common names
Swedish
krypsvalting –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesBonaire 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles [Bonaire], Dominican Republic, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Napo], Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes], Paraguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalaquarium plant, as Echinodorus bolivianusHaynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1994. The Alismataceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 64:14-16.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460429. Accessed 11 May 2025.