Characteristics
Monocots
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.)Solms
COMMON WATER-HYACINTH
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A recent study recommended including Eichhornia as a synonym of Pontederia, treating this species as Pontederia crassipes (Pellegrini et al. 2018).
Not Native
OBL (NWPL)
FISC(I)
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Classification
Citation
EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES (Martius) Solms-Laubach, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 527. 1883.
Pontederia crassipes Martius 1823-1824.
BRAZIL: Bahia: Rio San Francisco near Malhada, s.d., Martius 60 (lectotype: M). Lectotypified by C. N. Horn, in Görts-van Rijn, Fl. Guianas, Ser. A. 15: 94. 1994.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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