Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia elata (Ridl.) M.Pell. & C.N.Horn

First published in PhytoKeys 108: 58 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hainan to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, Hainan, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Haniff, M. [1208] Malaysia Monochoria elata K000291971 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Haniff, M. [1208] Malaysia Monochoria elata K000291970 Type Yes
Smitinand, T. [8550] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674565 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan [225] Malaysia Monochoria elata K002674516 Yes
Abbe, L.B.; Abbe, E.C.; Smitinand, T.; Rollet, B. [9698] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674564 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [414] Burma Monochoria elata K002674359 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4497] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674567 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19921] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674562 Yes
Marcan, A. [1814] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674566 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19921] Thailand Monochoria elata K002674563 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