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Eichhornia Kunth

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Kunth
Kunth
Kunth, C.S. 1842: Eichhornia, Genus Novum e familia Pontederiacearum. Berlin.
1842
3-4
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Eichhornia Kunth
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Eichhornia

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Commelinales
Pontederiaceae
Eichhornia

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Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Eichhornia Kunth

Floating or creeping aquatic perennials, stoloniferous. Leaves orbicular, or oblong-or linear-lanceolate; petioles sheathing at base. Flowers showy, solitary or in spikes or panicles, with sheathing bract. Perianth funnel-shaped; tube short; lobes slightly irregular. Stamens 6, upper 3 included, lower 3 exserted. Ovary 3-locular; stigma entire or shortly 3-6-lobed; ovules many. Capsule membranous, enclosed in the faded perianth. Seeds many. Spp. 7; 6 of tropical or subtropical America, 1 of tropical Africa. Adventive sp. 1.

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Eichhornia Kunth
Eichhornia
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Eichhornia Kunth
Eichhornia Kunth
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Eichhornia Kunth
Pontederiaceae Kunth
Eichhornia Kunth
Eichhornia Kunth
Pellegrini, M.O.O.; Horn, C.N.; Almeida, R.F. (2018)
Pontederia L.

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1 January 2000
19 July 2023
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