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Eichhornia
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Eichhornia, commonly called water hyacinths, was a polyphyletic genus of the aquatic flowering plants family Pontederiaceae. Since it was consistently recovered in three independent lineages, it has been sunk into Pontederia, together with Monochoria. Each of the three lineages is currently recognized as subgenera in Pontederia: Pontederia subg. Cabanisia, which includes P. meyeri, P. paniculata (the Brazilian water hyacinth), and P. paradoxa Pontederia subg. Oshunae, which includes the common water hyacinth, P. crassipes Pontederia subg. Eichhornia, which includes P. azurea, P. diversifoli
Species
common water hyacinth
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderCommelinales
- FamilyPontederiaceae
凤眼蓝属（学名：Eichhornia）是雨久花科下的一个属，为浮水草本植物。该属共有6种，分布于南美。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 247
- With media
- 89
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Collections
- UFERSA, US, MO, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States, Guyana, Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay
Research
1,088 papers- Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: Uses, Challenges, Threats, and Prospects.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2020
- Unlocking the potential of Eichhornia crassipes for wastewater treatment: phytoremediation of aquatic pollutants, a strategy for advancing Sustainable Development Goal-06 clean water.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024
- Potential of Eichhornia crassipes for biomass refining.Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology · 2008
- Global impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) on rural communities and mitigation strategies: a systematic review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024
- Analysis of utilization technologies for Eichhornia crassipes biomass harvested after restoration of wastewater.Bioresource technology · 2017
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Encyclopedic overview
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Eichhornia, commonly called water hyacinths, was a polyphyletic genus of the aquatic flowering plants family Pontederiaceae. Since it was consistently recovered in three independent lineages, it has been sunk into Pontederia, together with Monochoria. Each of the three lineages is currently recognized as subgenera in Pontederia: Pontederia subg. Cabanisia, which includes P. meyeri, P. paniculata (the Brazilian water hyacinth), and P. paradoxa Pontederia subg. Oshunae, which includes the common water hyacinth, P. crassipes Pontederia subg. Eichhornia, which includes P. azurea, P. diversifolia, P. heterosperma, and P. natans
Pontederia subg. Eichhornia is pantropical, centered in South America but with P. natans being endemic to continental Africa and Madagascar. The other three species are restricted to the Neotropics.
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