Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms

  • Filed As

    Pontederiaceae
    Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms

  • Collector(s)

    C. N. Horn 4547, 09 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Guyana. Wet roadside ditch along the East Bank highway (Georgetown to Temehri International Airport) just south of Providence. About 8 km (by air) S of Georgetown.

  • Habitat

    Plants common in shallow water or exposed on mud ditch at edge of road in front of cemetery.

  • Description

    Inflorescence a panicle with only several flowers per inflorescence open at a time. Flowers violet, wilting at 4:30 pm. Mature fruits and seed observed. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 439480

    Occurrence ID: 085a262e-8195-4f66-87dd-02ec416d75a5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Pontederiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms det C. N. Horn, 1996
    Note: !Sousa, D. J. L. (HUEFS) 2018

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Wet roadside ditch along the East Bank highway (Georgetown to Temehri International Airport) just south of Providence. About 8 km (by air) S of Georgetown

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