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Elodea Michx.

This genus name was first published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 20 (1803)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000013242.

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Synonyms of Elodea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Serpicula Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. , ed. 2, 1: 33 (1816) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200030395
Diplandra Bertero Mercurio Chileno 13: 612 (1829) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200030398
Anacharis Rich. Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 9(2): 62 (1808 publ. 1811) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000001803
Apalanthe Planch. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , ser. 2, 1: 87 (1848) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002565
Egeria Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 11: 79 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013050
Hydora Besser Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 13 (1832) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018508
Philotria Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 175 (1818) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000029246
Udora Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 242 (1818) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039699

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Elodea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea campanulata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 379 1813 — wfo-0000666484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea crassifolia Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 15 1856 — wfo-0000666487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea drumondii Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 5: 167 1836 — wfo-0000666489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea egyptica Jack Malayan Misc. 2(7): 25 1822 — wfo-0000666490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea emarginata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 550 1840 — wfo-0000666491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea formosa Jack Malayan Misc. 2(7): 24 1822 — wfo-0000666493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea formosa Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 93 1845 — wfo-0000666494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea fraseri Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 5: 168 1836 — wfo-0000666495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea japonica Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 15 1856 — wfo-0000666496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea pauciflora Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 5: 169 1836 — wfo-0000666498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea pulchella Loudon Suppl. Hort. Brit. 587 1850 — wfo-0000666502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea sumatrana Jack Malayan Misc. 2(7): 22 1822 — wfo-0000666504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea virginica (L.) Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 167 1838 — wfo-0000666506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elodea virginica var. japonica (Blume) Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 19: 68 1905 — wfo-0000666507