Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia natans P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 2: 18 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa. It is a hydroperennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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 Eichhornia diversifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11784] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K000339804 Yes
Talbot [709] Eichhornia natans K002673859 Yes
Letouzey, R. [9657] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K002673867 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [5032] Namibia Eichhornia natans K002673919 Yes
Troupin, G.; de Saeger, H. [111] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673869 Yes
Bredo [201] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673871 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [231] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673851 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1536] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673913 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7070] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K002673865 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1475] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673908 Yes
Pilz, G.E. [2281] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673856 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1827] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673906 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [3681] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K002673866 Yes
Wager, V.A. [18] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673916 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7263] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K002673864 Yes
Louis, J. [16123] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673874 Yes
Lisowski, S. [52491] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673876 Yes
Lisowski, S. [41357] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673875 Yes
Lebrun, J. [3107] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673872 Yes
Ekwuno, P.O. [29] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673853 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [4943] Cameroon Eichhornia natans K002673868 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1494] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673909 Yes
Fay, J.M. [6128] Central African Republic Eichhornia natans K002673861 Yes
de la Bâthie, H.P. [17833] Madagascar Eichhornia natans K002673918 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI73588] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673855 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E. [2780] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673912 Yes
Bogner, J. [271] Madagascar Eichhornia natans K002673917 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2991] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673911 Yes
Fay, J.M. [5814] Central African Republic Eichhornia natans K002673862 Yes
Perrotet [778] Senegal Eichhornia natans K002673804 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1829] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673907 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [8705] Eichhornia natans K002673860 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [188] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673857 Yes
[PA Scott] [7594] Togo Eichhornia natans K002673834 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3065] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673915 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [429] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673852 Yes
[Sprinage] [216] Eichhornia natans K002673863 Yes
Adjakidjè, V.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2273] Benin Eichhornia natans K002673836 Yes
Dinter [7203] Namibia Eichhornia natans K002673920 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37893] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673850 Yes
Louis, J. [14106] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673873 Yes
Smith, P.A. [399] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673910 Yes
Ekwuno, P.O. [29] Nigeria Eichhornia natans K002673854 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1405] Botswana Eichhornia natans K002673914 Yes
Duke, B.O.L. [2] Gambia, The Eichhornia natans K:SPC-15208.000 No
Houngnon, P. [7150] Benin Eichhornia natans K002673837 Yes
Evrard, C. [1882] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eichhornia natans K002673870 Yes
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1802] Togo Eichhornia natans K002673835 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [8748] Cote d'Ivoire Eichhornia natans K002673825 Yes

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