Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia rotundifolia L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 192 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2004). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 8: 1-874. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferraria, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 9-11: 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferraria, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 9-11: 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 2013 Brazil K000887601 No
Mar 15, 2013 Brazil K000887606 No
Divers; Gilbert, M. [503] Argentina K002674211 Yes
Sánchez, J.; Marin, A.C. [398] Costa Rica K002674146 Yes
[M. Curdence] [2031] Bolivia K002674252 Yes
{Krapovickas; et al.} [45634] Paraguay K002674168 Yes
Paterson, A. [1] Ecuador K002674245 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [13724] Bolivia K002674249 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [11861] Paraguay K002674172 Yes
Steinbach, J. [6911] Bolivia K002674253 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [861] K002674147 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [6935] Colombia K002674247 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [1196] Paraguay K002674171 Yes
Lüönd, B.; Brücker, W. [2917] Argentina K002674206 Yes
[M. Cardens] [1417] Bolivia K002674250 Yes
Schinini, A. [16050] Argentina K002674212 Yes
Villacorta, R. [1142] El Salvador K002674149 Yes
Maggs, C.M. [[II38]] Panama K002674244 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [3693] Paraguay K002674170 Yes
White, C.E. [1513] Bolivia K002674251 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; González, A.M.; Schinini, A. [9314] Argentina K002674207 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza C, E.; Reib, L. [30485] Ecuador K002674246 Yes
Dematteis, M.; Schinini, A.; Arbo, M.M. [1340] Argentina K002674208 Yes
Balansa, B. [605] Paraguay K002674169 Yes
Encarnación, F. [E-1104] Peru K002674248 Yes
Gentle, P. [944] Belize K002674148 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [2657] Argentina K002674209 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1236] Suriname K002674166 Yes
s.coll. [216] Argentina K002674210 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Harley, R.M.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Schinini, A. [45634] Paraguay K002674167 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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