Eichhornia heterosperma Alexander

A 9 SA
Herbariua of Newberry College
PLANTS OF GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA
Eichhornia heterosperma E. J. Alexander in Smith
PONTEDERIACEAE
Plants abundant in water up to 15 ca deep of depressions in shaded pasture. Steas subaersed
or on aud with leaves held vertically above the water. Flowers violet, fully open at 10:00
an. Outer three perianth lobes narrowly ovate and alaost coapletely white; inner three
lobes about two tines wider and violet with a narrow white aidline; the upper central lobe
dark violet near base. Developing fruits seen, but none with nature seeds.
GUYANA. Mahaica District: Wet roadside pasture partially
shaded by palm trees on south side of Verinogen.
Along highway from Helena (point where coastal
Highway crosses Mahaica River) to Cane Grove. About
25 km SE of Georgetown.
M,K.?97ANICAL GARDEN
02461198
8 MARCH 1991
with John Wiersema, Tim McDowell, & M. Gopaul
1QQ1	Charles N. Horn # 4545
Plants collected in cooperation with the Saithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.,
University of Guyana (Georgetown), and Newberry College (South Carolina, USA)
USA),
02461198