Pontederia hastata is a species of flowering plant in the family Pontederiaceae, native from tropical and subtropical Asia south to the Northern Territory of Australia.[1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[2]

Pontederia hastata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Pontederia
Species:
P. hastata
Binomial name
Pontederia hastata
L.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Calcarunia hastata (L.) Raf., not validly publ.
  • Carigola hastata (L.) Raf.
  • Monochoria chinensis Gand.
  • Monochoria dilatata (Banks) Kunth
  • Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms
  • Monochoria hastifolia C.Presl
  • Monochoria sagittata Kunth
  • Pontederia dilatata Banks
  • Pontederia sagittata Roxb., nom. illeg.
  • Pontederia sagittifolia B.Heyne ex Wall., nom. nud.
  • Pontederia vaginalis Blanco, nom. illeg.

Distribution

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Pontederia hastata is native to south-central and southeastern mainland China, Hainan, tropical Asia, and the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pontederia hastata L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-01-11
  2. ^ "Pontederia hastata L.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-01-11