Pontederia azurea

Pontederia azurea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Pontederia
Species: Pontederia azurea

Name

Pontederia azurea Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 57. (1788)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Piaropus azureus (Sw.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 82. 1837.
  • Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 129. 1843.
• Heterotypic
  • Eichhornia aquatica (Vell.) Schlecht., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6. 177. 1862.
  • Eichhornia azurea var. rhizantha Seub., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3, pt. 1: 90. 1847.
  • Eichhornia azurea var. rhizantha Loefgr., Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 10: 9. 1895, nom. illeg.
  • Piaropus tricolor Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837.
  • Piaropus undulatus Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4. 121. 1836.
  • Pontederia aquatica Vell., Fl. Flumin. 144. 1829.
  • Pontederia tumida Willd. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 129. 1843

Homonyms

• Pontederia azurea Hook., 1829 (Magnoliophyta : Pontederiaceae) = Eichhornia crassipes
• Pontederia azurea Schult.f , 1830 (Magnoliophyta : Pontederiaceae) = Heteranthera reniformis
• Pontederia azurea Poepp. ex Kunth, 1843 (Magnoliophyta : Pontederiaceae) = Heteranthera spicata

References

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova Genera & Species Plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum Vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783-87 57.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pontederia azurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pontederia azurea. Published online. Accessed: July 11 2021.

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