Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia subovata (Seub.) Lowden

First published in Rhodora 75: 478 (1973)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Guyana, Paraguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 24, 2015 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5919] Brazil K000837971 Yes
Mar 11, 2013 Miguel, G. [23] Brazil K000887600 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Pires, M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52471] Brazil K000887601 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 s.coll. [22228] Brazil K000644011 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4635] Brazil K000887602 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [2118] Paraguay K002674186 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [5078] Guyana K002674179 Yes
Walter, M. [s.n.] Paraguay K002674182 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [s.n.] K002674177 Yes
Steinbach, J. [7025] Bolivia K002674255 Yes
Torke, B.M.; Valda, J. [611b] Bolivia K002674254 Yes
Walter, M. [1] Paraguay K002674181 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [287/442] Guyana K002674176 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [12503] Paraguay K002674185 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, M.; Tur, N. [3597] Argentina K002674215 Yes
Walter, M. [s.n.] Paraguay K002674183 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4984] Guyana K002674180 Yes
Hassler, E. (Dr.) [7352] Paraguay K002674184 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [197] Guyana K002674175 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [s.n.] K002674178 Yes
Blanchet [2720] Brazil Reussia subovata K000644010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [4022] Brazil Reussia subovata K000644012 Unknown Type Material 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

  • 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