- Family : Pontederiaceae
(Pickerel-Weed Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : JALKUMBHI FAMILY (जलकुम्भी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Pontederiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Narukila cordata (L.) Nieuwl.; Unisema cordata (L.) Farw.; Sagittaria cerulea Raf.; Narukila cordata var. lancifolia (Muhl.) Nieuwl.; Pontederia angustifolia Pursh; Pontederia cordata var. albiflora Short & R.Peter; Pontederia cordata f. albiflora House; Pontederia cordata var. angustifolia (Pursh) Torr.; Pontederia cordata f. angustifolia (Pursh) Solms; Pontederia cordata f. bernardii Lepage; Pontederia cordata f. brasiliensis Solms; Pontederia cordata var. lanceolata (Nutt.) Griseb.; Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia (Muhl.) Torr.; Pontederia cordata f. latifolia House; Pontederia cordata f. taenia Fassett; Pontederia lanceolata Nutt.; Pontederia lanceolata f. brasiliensis (Solms) Fernald; Pontederia lanceolata f. trullifolia Fernald; Pontederia lanceolata var. vichadensis F.J.Herm.; Pontederia lancifolia Muhl.; Pontederia maculata Donn; Pontederia mucronata Raf. ex Torr.; Pontederia nymphaeifolia Kunth; Pontederia obtusifolia (Raf.) A.DC.; Pontederia rotundifolia var. nymphaeifolia (Kunth) Solms; Umsema mucronata Raf.; Umsema obtusifolia Raf.; Unisema acutifolia Raf.; Unisema cordata f. angustifolia (Pursh) Farw.; Unisema cordata f. latifolia (Muhl.) Farw.; Unisema deltifolia Raf.; Unisema heterophylla Raf.; Unisema lancifolia Raf.; Unisema lancifolia f. trullifolia Farw.; Unisema latifolia Raf.; Unisema media Raf.; Unisema mucronata Raf.; Unisema obliquata Raf.; Unisema obtusifolia (Raf.) Raf.; Unisema peduncularis Raf.; Unisema purshiana Raf.; Unisema rotundifolia Raf.; Unisema sagittata Raf.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pontederia cordata L.
- Common name : Pickerel Weed
- Habit : Shrub
- Comments / notes : Cultivated as an ornamental garden plant in India.
- Key identification features : Aquatic plant, often planted in ponds; Characterized by a cluster of erect arrowhead-shaped leaves arising from a single basal clump, leaves 4-8, shiny green, thick and spongy; Inflorescence a spike; Flowers violet-blue, showy resembling an orchid
- Flower, Fruit : July- September
- Distribution :
- Native : Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachus
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Literature :
- Photographs of Dinesh Valke
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pontederia cordata. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.
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