Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia cordata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 288 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil to N. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, New South Wales, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

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
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • 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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2020 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9068] United Kingdom K001400665 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Sello [s.n.] Brazil K000887617 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Sellow [4611] Brazil K000887604 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Burchell [4156] Brazil K000887614 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Gardner [5235] Brazil K000887615 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Clayton, W.D. [4460] Brazil K000887616 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6656] Brazil K000887618 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Rambo, B. [46859] Brazil K000887608 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Dusén, P. [10849] Brazil K000887620 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59082] Brazil K000887586 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Burchell [9378] Brazil K000887606 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Reineck; Czermak [29] Brazil K000887605 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4949] Brazil K000887590 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Sellow [3341] Brazil K000887609 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Lüönd, B.; Brücker, W. [25] Brazil K000887613 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gardner, G. [3483] Brazil K000887596 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [10446] Brazil K000887593 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1591] Brazil K000887588 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1356] Brazil K000887594 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Krapovickas, A.; Harley, R.M.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Schinini, A. [s.n.] Paraguay K000887610 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gardner [3483] Brazil K000887597 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3288] Brazil K000887592 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Glaziou, A.F.M. [16393] K000887599 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Sanderman, C. [2001] Brazil K000887603 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4949] Brazil K000887589 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Burchell [4157] Brazil K000887598 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1147] Brazil K000887591 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Dubs, B. [1404] Brazil K000887607 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simão, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D. [24926] Brazil K000887595 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [4410] Brazil K000887619 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002674103 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [8647] Brazil K000887587 Yes
[T. Baker] [s.n.] United States K002674097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674111 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674105 Yes
Santapau, H. [12696] India K002674074 Yes
Darlington [s.n.] United States K002674112 Yes
Wudorf [[L]2] South Africa K002674077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674108 Yes
[Drumd.] [s.n.] United States K002674125 Yes
Drummond [[484]] United States K002674124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674122 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bastos, E.K. [4205] Brazil K000887585 Yes
[B. J. Bedell] [s.n.] K002674073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674121 Yes
[J. A. S.] [2988] United States K002674098 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6656] Brazil K000887611 Yes
Kitching, L. [s.n.] United States K002674129 Yes
Musil, C.F. [124] South Africa K002674076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674119 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674120 Yes
Meyer, K.; Townesmith, A. [1025] United States K002674116 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002674096 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] Mexico K002674123 Yes
Engelmann, G.; [F. Lindheimer] [s.n.] United States K002674113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000873499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horn, C. [4385] United States K002674117 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K002674104 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002674110 Yes
[RHB- (Browne)] [s.n.] United States K002674100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002674095 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7131] Canada K002674094 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [2988] United States K002674127 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002674101 Yes
[Moser] [s.n.] United States K002674109 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1584] Canada K002674093 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4782] United States K002674126 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002674114 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Paula, J.E.; Mendonça, R.C.; Salles, A.E.H. [1650] Brazil K000887612 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1183] United States K002674107 Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K002674099 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002674106 Yes
s.coll. [493] Uruguay Pontederia rotundifolia var. nymphaeifolia K002674214 Yes
s.coll. [493] Uruguay Pontederia rotundifolia var. nymphaeifolia K002674213 Yes
Dodge, C.W.; Hunter, A.A.; Steyermark, J.A.; Allen, P.H. [16702] Panama Pontederia cordata var. lanceolata K002674236 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] Pontederia lanceolata K002674087 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [18330] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674090 Yes
s.coll. [[2576]] Pontederia lanceolata K002674083 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7689] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674091 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1182] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674080 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] Pontederia lanceolata K002674084 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [2988] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674086 Yes
Hall, E. [668] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674082 Yes
Drummond, T. [364] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674089 Yes
Moldenke, H. [844] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674079 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] Pontederia lanceolata K002674085 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674092 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Pontederia lanceolata K002674081 Yes
Torrey; Johnson, D.E.P. [135] Mexico Pontederia lanceolata K002674088 Yes
Schwarz, G.J. [8580] Argentina Pontederia lanceolata f. brasiliensis K002674205 Yes
Schwarz, G.J. [6434] Argentina Pontederia lanceolata f. brasiliensis K002674204 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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