Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

 
  • Family : PONTEDERIACEAE
    (PICKEREL-WEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Pontederiaceae
  • Species : Eichhornia crassipes
  • Basionym : Pontederia crassipes Mart.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
  • Common name : Water Hyacinth
  • Vernacular name : Vengaayatthaamarai (Tam.); Pisachi tamara (Tel.); Bilati Dhala, Kajaropati (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Aquatic, free floating herbs.
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : South America
  • Comments : Often on hill plains in still or slow-flowing waters, often clogging irrigation canals. An aggressive weed of uncleared lakes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Naturalized in Asiatic Tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Eichhornia crassipes. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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