Pontederia hastata

Pontederia hastata
Scientific 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 chinensisGand. Monochoria dilatata(Banks) Kunth Monochoria hastata(L.) Solms Monochoria hastifoliaC.Presl Monochoria sagittataKunth Pontederia dilatataBanks Pontederia sagittataRoxb., nom. illeg. Pontederia sagittifoliaB.Heyne ex Wall., nom. nud. Pontederia vaginalisBlanco, nom. illeg.

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]

Distribution

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

References

1. "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