Eichhornia

Eichhornia crassipes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Eichhornia
Species: E. azurea – E. crassipes – E. diversifolia – E. heterosperma – E. natans – E. paniculata – E. paradoxa

Name

Eichhornia Kunth, Genus Novum (Diss.) 1842; Enum. 4: 129. 17–19 1843, nom. cons.

Synonymy

Cabanisia Kotschy ex Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 176. 1862.
Leptosomus Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 174. 1862.
Piaropus Raf., Fl. Tell. 2: 81. Jan-Mar 1837, nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Oct 01 Online database.

Links

Emonocot.org 2018. Eichhornia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Eichhornia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Eichhornia. Published online. Accessed 28 November 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Eichhornia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Tropicos.org 2018. Eichhornia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: কচুরী পানা
Deutsch: Wasserhyazinthen
English: Water hyacinths
Esperanto: Akvohiacinto
español: Camalotes
eesti: Vesihüatsint
suomi: Vesihyasintit
עברית: איכהורניה
हिन्दी: जलकुम्भी
日本語: ホテイアオイ
Nederlands: Waterhyacint
svenska: Vattenhyacintssläktet
தமிழ்: ஆகாயத்தாமரை
Türkçe: Su sümbülü
українська: Ейхорнія
Tiếng Việt: Chi Lục bình
中文: 凤眼蓝

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