Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia plantaginea Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 123 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Russian Far East to Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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

  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5096] K001104738 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5096] K001104736 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5096] India K001104733 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5096] India K001104734 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5096] Nepal K001104737 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5096] India K001104735 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5096] Burma K001104740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5096] Malaysia K001104739 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK476] Vietnam Monochoria plantaginea K002674568 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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