Monochoria
Monochoria was originally a genus of aquatic plants in the water hyacinth family, Pontederiaceae. Currently, it has been reduced to a subgenus of Pontederia, Pontederia subg. Monochoria, represented by ten species (listed below). Its species are native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Oceania. They live in the water or in wet soils. They produce leaves on long petioles and some are cultivated for their attractive flowers. Plants from this species have been utilized in the creation of traditional herbal treatments, food, and cosmetics for a very long time.
10 branches of this group, most-observed first
Heartleaf False Pickerelweed
speciesPontederia vaginalis
Asian Water Hyacinth
speciesPontederia hastata
Pontederia korsakowii
speciesPontederia korsakowii
Blue Hyacinth
speciesPontederia cyanea
Short-petiolated Water Hyacinth
speciesPontederia brevipetiolata
Pontederia australasica
speciesPontederia australasica
Pontederia elata
speciesPontederia elata
Pontederia plantaginea
speciesPontederia plantaginea
Pontederia africana
speciesPontederia africana
Pontederia valida
speciesPontederia valida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52603.