Eichhornia azurea

Family:PONTEDERIACEAE
Species:Eichhornia azurea (Sw.)Kunth
Common Name:ROOTED WATER-HYACINTH
Plant Notes:A recent study recommended including Eichhornia as a synonym of Pontederia, treating this species as Pontederia azurea (Pellegrini et al. 2018).
Status:Not Native, OBL (NWPL)
Specimen: View details of USF Herbarium specimens

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Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order COMMELINALES
FamilyPONTEDERIACEAE
Genus Eichhornia
Species Eichhornia azurea (Sw.)Kunth - ROOTED WATER-HYACINTH

Citation

Citation EICHHORNIA AZUREA (Swartz) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 129. 1843.
Basionym: Pontederia azurea Swartz 1788.
Type: JAMAICA:

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Source

CountyHerbariaLiterature Citation (If Applicable)
Columbia NBYC  

Synonyms

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SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Piaropus azureus Piaropus azureus (Swartz) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 82. 1837 ("1836").BASIONYM: Pontederia azurea Swartz 1788. 
Pontederia azurea Pontederia azurea Swartz, Prodr. 57. 1788. TYPE: JAMAICA:
Eichhornia aquatica Eichhornia aquatica (Vellozo) Schlechtendal, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 177. 1862.BASIONYM: Pontederia aquatica Vellozo 1829. 
Pontederia aquatica Pontederia aquatica Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 144. 1829 ("1825"). TYPE: BRAZIL:

Specimens

Country State County Date Specimen Notes Image
Dominican Republic El Seibo Prov. 05 Aug 1981 T. A. Zanoni 15899
Panama Canal Zone Prov. 29 Apr 1969 R. L. Lazor 2904
Ecuador Guayas Prov. 02 Aug 1980 J. H. Wiersema 2008
Nicaragua Zelaya Dept. 07 Mar 1981 R. R. Haynes 8385
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