Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

  • Filed As

    Pontederiaceae
    Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

  • Collector(s)

    D. D. Soejarto 6541, 12 Apr 1989

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Municipality Brookes Point, about 3 km from town, swampy tree groves and abandoned rice fields across from hospital.

  • Habitat

    Swampy tree groves and standing waters.

  • Description

    Floating succulent herb with swollen leaf base and very showy pink-lavender flowers and inflorescences.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2479238

    Occurrence ID: 719929f0-5054-4528-8a2e-440f3438b9bf

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Municipality Brookes Point, about 3 km from town, swampy tree groves and abandoned rice fields across from hospital.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.85, 118.62

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Field Museum of Natural History
Eichhornia crassipes
September 5, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
PONTEDERIACEAE
Eichhornia crassipes
Det. By:
Field Char: Floating succulent herb with
swollen leaf base and very showy
pink-lavender flowers and
inflorescences.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Brookes
Point, about 3 km from town, swampy tree
groves and abandoned rice fields across
from hospital.
Habitat; Swampy tree groves and standing
waters.
0-10 m, 9 51'N X 118 37'E
D.D. Soejarto, E. Reynoso, E. Sagcal and
R. Edrada 6541, April 12, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607961-P, Q6607962-Q.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Botany Department, National
Museum, Philippines.
02479238