Echinodorus palifolius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Echinodorus |
Species: | E. palifolius |
Binomial name | |
Echinodorus palifolius (Nees & Mart.) J.F.Macbr. | |
Synonyms | |
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Echinodorus palifolius, also known as Mexican sword plant is an emerged aquatic plant in the Alismataceae. It has a rather odd, discontinuous range, native to Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia), Peru, Uruguay, and Mexico (Nayarit). It has been introduced in many countries including Bangladesh and India.
The specific epithet is sometimes spelled "palaefolius." The correct spelling is "palifolius" per ICN 60G.1.
Gallery
- Mexican Sword-Plant Flowers in Bangladesh
- A single flower
- Mexican sword flower buds
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Macbride, J. F. 1936. Alismaceae, Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(1/1): 91–94.
- Macbride, James Francis. 1931. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(1): 4.
External links
- All Things Plant, photo of Mexican sword plant
- "Mexican Sword-Plant". Flowers of India. flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- "Echinodorus palaefolius". Flowgrow: Aquatic plants. Flowgrow. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- Aquaportail
Taxon identifiers | |
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Echinodorus palifolius | |
Echinodorus palaefolius |
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