Nymphoides humboldtiana (Kunth) Kuntze

Nymphoides humboldtiana (Kunth) Kuntze
- Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum. p. 429.

Nymphoides humboldtiana (Kunth) Hoehne
- Hoehne, F.C., Kuhlmann, J.G. 1951. Indice bibliografico e numerico das plantas colhidas pela Comissao Rondon. p. 321.
Trachysperma humboldtiana (Kunth) House
- House, H.D. 1920. New York State Museum Bulletin 233-232:66.
Limnanthemum humboldtianum (Kunth) Griseb.
L. humboldtianum α var.
L. humboldtianum β var. parvifolium Griseb.
- Grisebach, A. 1839. Genera et species gentianearum. p. 336-348.
Menyanthes meridionalis Willd. ex Griseb.
- Grisebach, A. 1839. Genera et species gentianearum. p. 336-348.
Villarsia swartzii G.Don
- Don, G. 1837. A general system of gardening and botany (General history of dichlamydeous plants). v. 4 p. 167-169.
Villarsia communis A.St.-Hil.
- Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. Voyage dans le district des Diamans et sur le litoral du Bresil. v. 2 p. 413-416.
Villarsia platyphylla A.St.-Hil.
- Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. Voyage dans le district des Diamans et sur le litoral du Bresil. v. 2 p. 413-416.
Menyanthes brasilica Vell.
- Vellozo, J.M. 1829. Florae fluminensis ... Rio de Janeiro. p. 72.
Villarsia humboldtiana Kunth
- Humboldt, A. de, Bonpland, A. 1818. Nova genera et species plantarum. v. 3 p. 187.
Menyanthes indica Swartz
- Swartz, O.P. 1791. Observationes botanicae quibus plantae Indiae Occidentalis aliaeque systematis vegetabilium. ed. 14 p. 58.
Menyanthes indica Aubl.
- Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. v. 1 p. 118.
Menyanthes nymphaeae folio flore albo Plum.
- Plumier, P.C. 1703. Nova plantarum Americanarum genera. Catalogus. p. 3.
Menyanthes americanum nymphaeae folio flore albo Plum. ex Tourn.
- de Tournefort, J.P. 1700. Institutiones Rei Herbariae p. 117.

status	collector	date	locality	deposited
holotype	Humboldt & Bonpland s.n.		Grows in swamps near Guaduas Nueva-Granada [Colombia], with Jussioea floating, altitude 590 hex.	P
type (Limnanthemum humboldtianum var. parvifolium Griseb.)	Wright 2987	1863	Cuba	GOET

Villarsia communis A.St.-Hil.
- Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. Voyage dans le district des Diamans et sur le litoral du Bresil. v. 2 p. 413-416.

Caule gracili; foliis cordatis, obtusissimis, supra subener[v]iis; corollae divisuris albis.	Stem slender. Leaves cordate, very obtuse, sub-veined above. Corolla divisions white.
Caulis gracilis aut subrgracilis. Fol. circiter 1-3 p. longa, []0-30 l. lata, cordata, obtusissima, apice interdum emar[g]inata, superiore pagina subenervia, margine angusto nigro [sa]epe cincta, supra tenuissime adpresse vel remote tuberculata, subtus punctata aut subpunctata, vetula impunctata. Umbella multiflora: pedunculi 6-24 l. longi, interdum ramis radicalibusque intermixti. Cal. foliola acutiuscula seu obtusiuscula. Cor. infundibuliformi-rotata; tubo luteo; limbi divisuris linearibus, acutiusculis, eleganter fimbriatis, albis. Stam. exserta: anth. bruneae seu albae. Squamae tubi laciniatae. Styli divisurae subrhombeae, marginibus fimbriatae. Ov. ovatum. Caps. globosa.	Stems slender or sub-slender. Leaves around 1-3 in [2-8 cm] long, ?0-30 lin [?-15 mm] broad, cordate, very obtuse, somewhat emarginate at the apex, the upper surface sub-veined, often girded by a narrow black margin, above very thinly [adpresse] or [remote] tuberculate, beneath punctate or sub-punctate, [vetula impunctata]. Umbel many-flowered: peduncles 6-24 lin [1-5 cm], somewhat intermixed with branches and roots. Calyx lobes rather acute or obtuse. Corolla funnelform-rotate; tube yellow; limb divisions linear, rather acute, elegantly fimbriate, white. Stamens exserted: anthers brown or white. Scales or the tube laciniate. Style divisions sub-rhomboid, fimbriate at the margins. Ovary ovate. Capsule globose.
In provinciis Rio de Janeiro, S. Pauli et Rio Grande do Sul; necnon in India orientali.	In the provinces of Rio de Janeiro, S. Paolo, and Rio Grande of the South; also in east India.

cf.Villarsia humboldtiana A.St.-Hil.
- Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. Voyage dans le district des Diamans et sur le litoral du Bresil. v. 2 p. 413-416.

Caule crasso; foliis crassis, reniformibus, mediocribus, supra subenerviis; corollae divisuris albis.	Stem thick. Leaves thick, reniform, [mediocribus], sub-veined above. Corolla divisions white.
Caulis crassus. Folia circiter ½-2½ p. lata, reniformia, vix tertia parte divisa, crassa, supra subenervia, subtus punctulata; lobis interiore latere saepius rectilineis: petiolus folio multioties brevior. Umbella 8-16-flora; pedunculi circiter 1-2 pol. longi, nigro-punctati. Cal. fol. obtusiuscula, levia, nitida, purpurascentia, pantentia. Cor. campanulato-rotat, usque ad tertiam partem inferiorem divisa, interiore pagina fimbriis omnino obtecta; tubo luteo; divisuris linearibus, obtusiusculis, albis. Stam. fil. brevia: anth. magnae, bruneae. Stylus inclusus, nitidus; divisuris triangul., interiore pagina marginibusque stigmaticis. Nect. squamulae laciniatae. Ov. oblongum, leve, nitidum, bruneum, 1-loc., oligosp. Caps. obtusissima, indehiscens? Semina globuloso-lenticularia, nitida, levia aut margine scabriuscula vel utraque facie tuberculata.	Stem thick. Leaves around 0.5-2.5 in [1.3-6.4 cm] broad, reniform, divided scarcely a third part of their length, thick, sub-veined above, minutely punctate beneath. Lobes on the interior side quite often [rectilineis]: petiole many times shorter than the leaf. Umbel of 8-16 flowers; peduncles around 1-2 in [2.5-5.1 cm] long, black-punctate. Calyx segments rather obtuse, smooth, shining, becoming purple, open. Corolla campanulate-rotate, divided up to a third part down, the interior face wholly covered with fringes; tube yellow; divisions linear, rather obtuse, white. Stamen filaments short: anthers large, brown. Style included, shining; divisions triangular, the interior face and the margins stigmatic. Nectaries scaled, laciniate. Ovary oblong, smooth, shining, brown, unilocular, few-seeded. Capsule very obtuse, indehiscent? Seeds globulose-lenticular, shining, smooth or somewhat scabrious at the margin, or tuberculate all over.
Valde affinis praecedenti [V. communis].	Strongly affined to the preceding species [V. communis].
In paludibus prope praedium Fazenda de Manoel Alves haud longe ab urbe Maricá et prope vicum S. Antonio da Jacutinga, prov. R. Janeiro; necnon in regno Novo-Granatensi, Guayana, Africa australiori et India.	In swamps near the town of Fazenda de Manoel Alves, not far from the city of Maricá and near the area S. Antonio da Jacutinga, province Rio de Janeiro. Also in the kingdom Nueva-Granada [Colombia], Guayana, southern Africa, and India.
Obs. Je serais fort tenté de croire, avec Willdenow (Sp. I, 311), que Linné a confondu deux plantes sous le nom de Menyanthes Indica; l'une le véritable Villarsia Indica à fleurs jaunes, figuré par Rumph (Amb. VI, p. 173, t. 72. []), et depuis par Curtis (Bot. Mag. 658); l'autre, l'Hum[bo]ltiana, à fleurs blanches figurée par Rheede (Mal. XI. [p.] 55, f. 28.). Je dois faire remarquer cependant que les [feu]illes figurées par Rheede sont beaucoup plus grandes que [feuil]les de mes nombreux échantillons et de celui qu'ont rap[]rté MM. de Humboldt et Bonpland.	Obs. I would be extremely tempted to believe, with Willdenow (Sp. I, 311), that Linné confused two plants under the name of Menyanthes Indica; one true Villarsia Indica with yellow flowers, illustrated by Rumph (Amb. VI, p. 173, T. 72. [ ]), and later by Curtis (Bot. Mag. 658); the other, Hum[bo]ltiana, with white flowers illustrated by Rheede (Mal. XI. [ p. ] 55, F. 28.). I must point out however that the leaves illustrated by Rheede are much larger than leaves of my many samples and that which Monseuiers de Humboldt and Bonpland reported.

Villarsia platiphylla A.St.-Hil.
- Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. Voyage dans le district des Diamans et sur le litoral du Bresil. v. 2 p. 413-416.

Caule subgracili; foliis orbiculari-reniformibus, magnis, [te]nuiculis, supra nervatis; calycibus penduculisque valde crescentibus; corollae divisuris albis.	Stem sub-slender. Leaves orbicular-reniform, large, rather thin, veined above. Calyces and peduncles strongly growing. Corolla divisions white.
Caul. longissimi, subgraciles. Fol. circiter 2½-5 pol. longa, [or]biculari-reniformia, fere usque ad mediam partem vel ter[tia] parte divisa, supra nervata, subtus punctulata, tenuicula. [U]mbella multiflora, prolifera: pedunculi floriferi 1-3½ pol. [lo]ngi, subgraciles, fructiferi longiores: bracteae ovatae. Ala[ba]stra subpilosa: Flores longiusculi. Cal. Fol. circiter 4 l. [lo]nga, subangusta, obtusa, valde accrescentia. Corollae tubus [lu]teus: divisurae omnino fimbriatae, albae. Ov. ovatum. Ovula [n]umerosa.	Stems very long, sub-slender. Leaves around 2.5-5 in [6.4-12.7 cm] long, orbicular-reniform, divided up to about the middle part or third part. Umbel many-flowered, proliferous: flower-bearing peduncles 1-3.5 in [2.5-8.9 cm] long, sub-slender, fruit-bearing peduncles longer: bracts ovate. Buds sub-hairy. Flowers rather long. Calyx leaves about 4 lin [8 mm] long, sub-narrow, obtuse, strongly growing. Corolla tube yellow: divisions wholly fimbriate, white. Ovary ovate. Ovules numerous.
Nascitur in amne Yapó, parte prov. S. Pauli []ieta Campos Geraes; necnon in Porto Rico et forsan ad ripas [fl]uminis brasiliensis Rio da Madeira.	Born in the Yapó river, in part in the province S. Paulo []ieta Campos Geraes; also in Porto Rico, and perhaps at the shores of the Brasilian river Rio da Madeira.

Villarsia humboldtiana Kunth
- Humboldt, A. de, Bonpland, A. 1818. Nova genera et species plantarum. v. 3 p. 187.

Natans; foliis profunde cordatis, integerrimis; umbellis petiolo insidentibus; capsulis evalvibus, calyce brevioribus; seminibus lenticularibus, laevibus, margine nudis.	Floating. Leaves deeply cordate, entire. Umbels sitting on the petiole. Capsules without valves, shorter than the calyx. Seeds lenticular, smooth, bare at the margin.
Crescit in paludibus prope Guaduas Novo-Granatensium, cum Jussioea natante, alt. 590 hex. Floret Junio.	Grows in swamps near Guaduas Nueva-Granada [Colombia], with Jussioea floating, altitude 590 hex. Flowers in June.
Herba natans. Folia longe petiolata, subrotunda, profunde cordata, lobis obtusis et patulis, ingerrima, reticulato-nervosa, subcarnosa, glabra, subtus rubra punctulisque prominentibus conspersa, tres pollices lata. Petioli pedales, superne floriferi, glabri. Umbella sessilis, 12-15 flora. Flores longe pedicellati. Pedicelli sesquipollicares et paulo longiores, glabri, nudi. Calyx quinquepartitus, glaber; laciniis lanceolatis, obtusis, aequalibus. Corolla infundibuliformis; tubo brevi, cylindraceo, flavo; limbo quinquefido, albo, laciniis lanceolatis, recurvatis, interne barbatis, margine fimbriatis; fasciculi (glandulae hypogynae?) quinque pilorum flavescentium in tubo (?) corollae cum ejus laciniis alternantes. Stamina quinque, tubo inserta, cum laciniis corollae alternantia, flava. Antherae lineares, basi bifidae, vix exsertae, fuscentes. Ovarium oblongum. Stylus crassus, staminibus longior. Stigma bifidum; lobis petaloideis, triangularibus, crenatis, basi bicorni-hastatis, albis. Capsula ovata, subtetragona, stylo persistente coronata et calyce cincta, glabra, magnitudine pisi, calyce paulo brevior, unilocularis (?), evalvis (?). Semina complura, pedicellata, suturis (?) affixa, lenticularia, laevia, fuscentia, nitida, magnitudine grani milii.	Floating herb. Leaves longly petiolate, subrotund, deeply cordate, the lobes obtuse and open, very entire, reticulate-veined, sub-fleshy, glabrous, red underneath and with prominent punctules, 3 in [7.6 cm] long. Petioles 1 ft [30 cm], flower-bearing above, glabrous. Umbel sessile, with 12-15 flowers. Flowers longly pedicellate. Pedicels 1.5 in [3.8 cm] and a little longer, glabrous, bare. Calyx five-parted, glabrous; lobes lanceolate, obtuse, equal. Corolla funnelform; tube short, cylindraceous, yellow; limb five-parted, white, lobes lanceolate, recurved, bearded within, the margin fimbriate; fascicles (hypogynous glands?) five, of yellowing hairs in the corolla tube (?), alternating with its lobes. Stamens five, inserted on the tube, alternating with the corolla lobes, yellow. Anthers linear, bifid at the base, scarcely exserted, darkening. Ovary oblong. Style thick, longer than the stamens. Stigma bifid; lobes petaloid, triangular, crenate, two-horned/hastate at the base, white. Capsule ovate, sub-tetragonal, style persistent, crowned and surrounded by the calyx, glabrous, the size of a pea, a little shorter than the calyx, unilocular (?), without valves (?). Seeds numerous, pedicellate, affixed with sutures (?), lenticular, smooth, darkening, shining, the size of a millet grain.
Descriptio ex schedis Humboldtii.	Description from the papers of Humboldt.
Specimen suppetens male conservatum.	Specimen at hand poorly preserved.

Menyanthes brasilica Vell.
- Vellozo, J.M. 1829. Florae fluminensis ... Rio de Janeiro. p. 72.

Foliis cordato-subrotundis, petiolis floriferis; floribus interne pilosis; stigmate 3-fido.

Leaves cordate-subrotund, petioles floriferous. Flowers hairy within. Stigma three-parted.

Folia radicalia, subtus pilosa. Petioli longissimi, prope spansionem foliorum, pedicellos plurimos proferentes. Pedicelli fasciculati, longi, e petiolo orti, uniflori. Corollae limbus infra medium 5-fidus. Stigma 3-fidum. Capsulam non observavi. Habitat pascuis irriguis, maritimis, fossulisque aquam fluentibus. Floret mensibus calidis, pluviosis.

Leaves radical, hairy beneath. Petioles very long, near the opening of the leaves, proffering many pedicels. Pedicels in fascicles, long, arising from the petiole, one-flowered. Corolla limb five-parted to the middle. Stigma three-parted. I did not observe the capsule. Lives in irrigated, maritime fields, and in small ditches with flowing water. Flowers in warm, rainy months.

Villarsia swartzii G.Don
- Don, G. 1837. A general system of gardening and botany (General history of dichlamydeous plants). v. 4 p. 167-169.

Natant; leaves orbicular, deeply cordate, subcrenated; petioles floriferous; flowers fasciculate; segments of corolla bearded lengthwise inside. Native of the West Indies, floating in sweet water. Corolla white, pilose inside, with a yellow base. Anthers reddish brown. Fl. May, Aug. Pl. floating.