Pontederia hastata
Also known as: Calcarunia hastata (L.) Raf. +10 more
- Calcarunia hastata (L.) Raf.
- Carigola hastata (L.) Raf.
- Monochoria chinensis Gand.
- Monochoria dilatata (Banks) Kunth
- Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms
- Monochoria hastata var. hastata
- Monochoria hastifolia C.Presl
- Monochoria sagittata Kunth
- Pontederia dilatata Banks
- Pontederia dilatata Buch.-Ham.
- Pontederia sagittifolia B.Heyne ex Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pontederiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Pontederia hastata is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Pontederiaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Fiji