Eichhornia crassipes

Eichhornia crassipes

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinales
Familia: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Eichhornia
Species: Eichhornia crassipes

Name

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Monogr. Phan. (Alph. de Candolle) 4: 527. 1883.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Pontederia crassipes Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 9, t. 4. 1823-1824.

Homotypic

• Piaropus crassipes (Martius) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837
• Piaropus crassipes (Martius) Britton, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 241. 1893.
• Eichhornia speciosa Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 131. 1843, nom. illeg.
• Piaropus mesomelas Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837, nom. illeg.

Heterotypic

• Eichhornia cordifolia Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 294. 1920, non A.Richard (1850).
• Eichhornia crassicaulis Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 177. 1862.
• Heteranthera formosa Miq., Linnaea 17: 61. 1843.
• Pontederia azurea Hook., Bot. Mag. 56: t. 2932. 1829, nom. illeg. non Sw. (1788).
• Pontederia crassicaulis Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 177. 1862, nom. alt.
• Pontederia elongata Balf., Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 1855: 60. 1855.

Cultural

Provincial flower of Sindh (Pakistan)

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Waterhiasint
česky: Tokozelka vodní hyacint
Deutsch: Dickstielige Wasserhyazinthe
English: Common water hyacinth
español: Jacinto de agua común
français: Jacinthe d'eau
italiano: Giacinto d'acqua
lea faka-Tonga: hainitevai
Nederlands: Waterhyacint
日本語: ホテイアオイ
polski: Hiacynt wodny
suomi: Vesihyasintti
svenska: Vattenhyacint
ไทย: ผักตบชวา
Tiếng Việt: Bèo tây
中文: 凤眼蓝

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