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Internal ID UUID644004bb55ea2631092741
Scientific name Pontederia sagittata
Authority C.Presl
First published in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 116 (1827)

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Pontederia sagittata is a perennial aquatic plant that belongs to the Pontederiaceae family. It has erect, rhizomatous stems and lanceolate leaves with a cordate base. The inflorescence contains over 50 lilac or white flowers arranged in groups of 3 or more. The plant is found in Mexico, Central America, and eastern and southern Brazil, typically in wetland habitats such as rivers, lagoons, and ponds. It was first described by Carl Presl in 1827 and has been sometimes considered a form or variety of Pontederia cordata.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pontederia cordata var. sagittata (C.Presl) Schery Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 157 (1944)
Pontederia cordata f. sagittata (C.Presl) Solms Monogr. Phan. 4: 533 (1883)

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Panamá

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000501261
Tropicos 26100072
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698184-1
The Plant List kew-259507
Open Tree Of Life 925568
NCBI Taxonomy 16373
IPNI 698184-1
iNaturalist 283881
GBIF 2766001
EOL 247664
Wikipedia Pontederia_sagittata

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Where are the seeds? Lack of floral morphs prevent seed production by the tristylous Pontederia cordata in South Africa Wansell SN, Geerts S, Coetzee JA Ecol Evol 01-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9526117
doi:10.1002/ece3.9366
PMID:36203638
Carbon Pool in Mexican Wetland Soils: Importance of the Environmental Service Zamora S, Zitácuaro-Contreras I, Betanzo-Torres EA, Herazo LC, Sandoval-Herazo M, Vidal-Álvarez M, Marín-Muñiz JL Life (Basel) 11-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9322611
doi:10.3390/life12071032
PMID:35888120
A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus Uromyces Gautam AK, Avasthi S, Verma RK, Sushma, Niranjan M, Devadatha B, Jayawardena RS, Suwannarach N, Karunarathna SC J Fungi (Basel) 14-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9224716
doi:10.3390/jof8060633
PMID:35736116
Eco-Epidemiological Evidence of the Transmission of Avian and Human Influenza A Viruses in Wild Pigs in Campeche, Mexico Maya-Badillo BA, Ojeda-Flores R, Chaves A, Reveles-Félix S, Orta-Pineda G, Martínez-Mercado MJ, Saavedra-Montañez M, Segura-Velázquez R, Sanvicente M, Sánchez-Betancourt JI Viruses 11-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7291264
doi:10.3390/v12050528
PMID:32403268
Shade treatment affects structure and recovery of invasive C4 African grass Echinochloa pyramidalis López Rosas H, Moreno-Casasola P, Espejel González VE Ecol Evol 01-Mar-2015
PMCID:PMC4377275
doi:10.1002/ece3.1434
PMID:25859337
Systematic Significance of Cell Inclusions in Haemodoraceae and Allied Families: Silica Bodies and Tapetal Raphides PRYCHID CJ, FURNESS CA, RUDALL PJ Ann Bot 01-Oct-2003
PMCID:PMC4243674
doi:10.1093/aob/mcg172
PMID:14507742

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