Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia diversifolia (Vahl) M.Pell. & C.N.Horn

First published in PhytoKeys 108: 66 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a hydroannual or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Angola, Cambodia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea, India, Puerto Rico, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.2.3. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.2.3. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 24, 2015 Glaziou, A. [14355] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837963 Yes
Nov 24, 2015 Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A.; Barbosa, E. [67032] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837967 Yes
Nov 24, 2015 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837807 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Nascimento, J.; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [18] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000578621 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Schomburgk [391] Guyana Eichhornia diversifolia K000644014 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Ule, E. [7751] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837799 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Gardner [2745] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000644013 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Glaziou, A. [14355] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837813 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4308] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837812 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14462] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837798 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47843] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837810 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Egler, W.A. [47662] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837805 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9746] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837809 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9125] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837800 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10248] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837806 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [36370] Nigeria Eichhornia diversifolia K:SPC-25010.000 No
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837803 Yes
Spruce [1033] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837801 Yes
s.coll. [329] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837808 Yes
Wailly, M., de [4857] Mali Eichhornia diversifolia K000391977 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837804 Yes
Rand, E.S. [1050] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837802 Yes
Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4641] Brazil Eichhornia diversifolia K000837811 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0