Aquarius (plant)

Aquarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Alismataceae
Genus:	Aquarius Christenh. & Byng
Species [1]
26; see text

Aquarius is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alismataceae. It includes 26 species native to the Americas, ranging from the central and southeastern United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and tropical and subtropical South America to northern Argentina and southern Chile. ^[1]

Species

26 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Aquarius bracteatus (Micheli) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius cordifolius (L.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius cylindricus (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius decumbens (Kasselm.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius densinervis (Somogyi) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius emersus (Lehtonen) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius floribundus (Seub.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius glaucus (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius grandiflorus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius grisebachii (Small) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius horizontalis (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius inpai (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius lanceolatus (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius longipetalus (Micheli) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius longiscapus (Arechav.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius macrophyllus (Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius major (Micheli) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius paniculatus (Micheli) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius pubescens (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius reptilis (Lehtonen) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius scaber (Rataj) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius subalatus (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius trialatus (Fassett) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius tunicatus (Small) Christenh. & Byng
• Aquarius uruguayensis (Arechav.) Christenh. & Byng

References

1. "Aquarius Christenh. & Byng". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 May 2025.