Details of genus: Eichhornia Kunth. [1517]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Water hyacinth
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Pontederiaceae
family_ja: ミズアオイ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 7 species of rhizomatous, marginal to deep-water aquatic perennials, rarely annuals, from lakes, canals, rivers, and streams in subtropical and tropical South America. Submerged leaves are linear to strap-shaped and arranged in 2 ranks; floating and aerial leaves are stalked, mainly obovate, rounded, or heart-shaped, and borne in rosettes. Showy, funnel-shaped flowers are borne in terminal spikes, each within a leafy sheath. Grow in a greenhouse pool, in a tropical aquarium, or outdoors in a decorative pool. In frost-prone areas, overwinter under glass.
hardiness_en: Hardy to 1°C (34°F).
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Detach offshoots at any time of year.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: trop. America
comment_ja: ホテイアオイ, 水草
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Pontederiaceae | ミズアオイ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Pontederiaceae | ミズアオイ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Pontederiaceae | ミズアオイ科 | Show |