Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia vaginalis Burm.f.

First published in Fl. Indica: 80 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to China and N. Australia. It is a hydroperennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Introduced into:

California, Fiji, Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Monochoria vaginalis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 10, 2016 Amin; Francis [SAN 116301] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K001045607 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hefer, J.W. [6016] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674433 Yes
Azmi, R. [RA40] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674590 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Frey, R. [4702] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674487 Yes
Reksodihardjo, S. [193] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674617 Yes
Perrottet [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674479 Yes
Keith [10595] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674589 Yes
Robbins, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674571 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [102] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674400 Yes
[G.J.] [s.n.] Singapore Monochoria vaginalis K002674403 Yes
Evans, J.H. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674515 Yes
Lörzing [13312] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674580 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1832] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674417 Yes
Schmidt, J. [247] Monochoria vaginalis K002674539 Yes
Hansen, B.; Seidenfaden, G.; Smitinand, T. [10974] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674428 Yes
Williams, R.S. [305] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674634 Yes
Ledua, M.K. [10966] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674684 Yes
Hoe, W. [243] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674529 Yes
Bell [4267] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674409 Yes
Kunstler, H. [116] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674498 Yes
Kalkman, C. [BW3745] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674619 Yes
Watt, G. [7151] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674494 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [1988] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674448 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Rix, E.M.; Schneller, J. [303] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674486 Yes
s.coll. [5095] Monochoria vaginalis K002674437 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [1021] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674531 Yes
Thomson [330] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674399 Yes
Barnes, E. [2143] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674470 Yes
Raynal, A. [18948] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674579 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3672] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674632 Yes
Fernandes, J. [1549] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674456 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26497] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674442 Yes
Rankin, M.O. [2331] Australia Monochoria vaginalis K002674680 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26495] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674444 Yes
Niyomdam, C. [1698] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674527 Yes
Keke [137] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674404 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674513 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3369] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674687 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674509 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [33543] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674517 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF49588] Papua New Guinea Monochoria vaginalis K002674618 Yes
Giles, C.G. [543] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674587 Yes
Cobklin, H.; Rosario, D. [109] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674639 Yes
s.coll. [102] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674576 Yes
{Wight} [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674422 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [3268] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674397 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1924] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674538 Yes
[Dr. Pumletie] [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674511 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [17843] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674424 Yes
Macrae [147] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674480 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [s.n.] Monochoria vaginalis K002674440 Yes
Edgeworth [97] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674637 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Frey, R. [4675] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674488 Yes
Loher, A. [s.n.] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674640 Yes
[Kameron] [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674402 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8241] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674449 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29492] Vietnam Monochoria vaginalis K002674544 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [5842] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674454 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24117] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674443 Yes
Masters [108] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674493 Yes
Balansa, B. [304] Vietnam Monochoria vaginalis K002674536 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3369] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674688 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [1121] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674518 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [6510] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674521 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5953] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674641 Yes
Walker [CP2315] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674439 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6200] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674406 Yes
Evans, J.H. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674514 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3845] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674458 Yes
Philcox, D.; Phillips, S.M.; Weerasooriya, A. [10588] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674469 No
s.coll. [74] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674435 Yes
Wallich [5095] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674496 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3163] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674686 Yes
Cleghorn, H.F.C. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674473 Yes
s.coll. [8217] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674631 Yes
Motley, J. [1115] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674577 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [18679] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674490 Yes
Idjan; Moehtur [342] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674593 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1331] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674462 Yes
s.coll. [6018] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674512 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Middleton, D.J.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [969] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674522 Yes
Marcan, A. [[4]00] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674520 Yes
Niyomdam, C.; Sriboonma, D. [1543] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674523 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [58 ] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674546 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674446 Yes
Cameron [640] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674416 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674475 Yes
Philcox, D.; Phillips, S.M.; Weerasooriya, A. [10588] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674468 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14636] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674476 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Britto, S.J.; Rani, N. [28424] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674459 No
Balansa, B. [304] Vietnam Monochoria vaginalis K002674537 Yes
Bloombergen, S. [3627] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674581 No
Whitford, H.N. [742] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674633 Yes
s.coll. [4] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674477 Yes
Zollinger, H. [1230] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674578 Yes
Turnau, E.A. [755] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674507 Yes
Nana [5861] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674413 Yes
Shuter [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674420 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674482 Yes
Evans, I.H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674502 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [3617] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674547 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674483 Yes
Rahman; [Gwynue Vaugha [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674499 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [4144] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674508 Yes
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674501 Yes
van Royen, P. [4577] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674621 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3427] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674532 Yes
Dr King's Collector [10645] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674504 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20963] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674419 Yes
s.coll. [6016] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674467 Yes
de Vogel, E.F. [5997] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674592 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29428] Vietnam Monochoria vaginalis K002674545 Yes
J. [Kstath] [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674398 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [51800] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674450 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674427 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674474 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674570 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30227] Vietnam Monochoria vaginalis K002674525 Yes
de La Saviniere, E. [679] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674575 Yes
Bremer, K.; Kers, L.E.; Thorán, L. [59] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674451 Yes
Robyns, A.G. [7271] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674452 Yes
s.coll. [6016] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674466 Yes
Haines, H.H. [684] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674465 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [225] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674432 Yes
Murugesan, K. [14907] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674495 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [8736] Australia Monochoria vaginalis K002674682 Yes
De Campo, J.M.D. [15] Australia Monochoria vaginalis K002674681 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3724] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674411 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [1218] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674542 Yes
[C. G. Giles] [[6568]] Monochoria vaginalis K002674698 Yes
Collins, E.E. [896] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674524 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [111] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674425 Yes
Synge, P.M. [S631] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674584 Yes
s.coll. [5095] Monochoria vaginalis K002674438 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4616] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K001735598 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674574 Yes
s.coll. [1857 ] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674436 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan [247] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674510 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26493] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674441 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674481 Yes
Adams, J. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674401 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [58] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674540 Yes
s.coll. [96] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674484 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [1063] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674430 Yes
[G. J.] [156] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674421 Yes
s.coll. [1917] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674429 Yes
Noe, W. [168] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674535 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [891] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674492 Yes
s.coll. [2930] India Monochoria vaginalis K001735597 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K. [7371] Brunei Monochoria vaginalis K002674585 Yes
Winkler, H. [3366] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674582 Yes
Loher, A. [1909] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674635 Yes
Dunlop, C. [4250] Australia Monochoria vaginalis K002674678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674431 Yes
Hedley Wood, J.J. [CLVII] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674463 Yes
Marcan, A. [1016] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674526 Yes
Mukerjee, S.K. [4049] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674408 Yes
s.coll. [543] Cambodia Monochoria vaginalis K002674533 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [I-869] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674642 Yes
Bourne [1868] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674418 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3743] Bangladesh Monochoria vaginalis K002674457 Yes
Bünnemeyer [10867] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674591 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2787] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674412 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4457] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674528 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [1988] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674447 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34249] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674519 No
Rabil [74] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674530 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Frey, R. [4763] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674489 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6171] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674407 Yes
[H. Kulip] [SAN125911] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674586 Yes
Williams; Stainton [8446] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674434 Yes
Narayan, R. [11444] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674683 Yes
Cuming, H. [963] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674638 Yes
Cuming, H. [964] Philippines Monochoria vaginalis K002674636 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26496] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674445 Yes
Pokhant, D.R. [887] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674453 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674491 Yes
Otto-Surbeck, R. (Mrs) [103] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674572 Yes
Mohd. Shah [263] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674506 Yes
{Maximowicz} [s.n.] Japan Monochoria vaginalis K002674423 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [310] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674414 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3618] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674472 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [4122] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674410 Yes
Asdat [95] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674573 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [3617] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674548 Yes
Rankin, M.O. [2296] Australia Monochoria vaginalis K002674679 Yes
Branderhorst [119] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674622 Yes
Keke [188] Nepal Monochoria vaginalis K002674460 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7669] Fiji Monochoria vaginalis K002674685 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674464 Yes
Motley, J. [887] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674583 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674503 Yes
s.coll. [6016] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674500 Yes
van Royen, P. [3134] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674620 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [151] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674426 Yes
Ambriansyah [837] Indonesia Monochoria vaginalis K002674569 Yes
s.coll. [3686] Sri Lanka Monochoria vaginalis K002674534 Yes
Sørensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [625] Thailand Monochoria vaginalis K002674543 Yes
Shah, M. [50] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674505 Yes
[A Lappi] [s.n.] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674415 Yes
Collett, H.; Collett, C.B. [363] Burma Monochoria vaginalis K002674455 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Rix, E.M.; Schneller, J. [303] India Monochoria vaginalis K002674405 Yes
Dewol; Amin [SAN99361] Malaysia Monochoria vaginalis K002674588 Yes

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