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
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Binomial name | |
Echinodorus palifolius (Nees & Mart.) J.F.Macbr.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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).[1][2][3] It has been introduced in many countries including Bangladesh and India.[citation needed]
The specific epithet is sometimes spelled "palaefolius." The correct spelling is "palifolius" per ICN 60G.1.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
Maxican Sword-Plant Flowers in Bangladesh
A single flower
Mexican sword flower buds
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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
Categories:
- Echinodorus
- Freshwater plants
- Plants described in 1823
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Nayarit
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Peru
- Flora of Uruguay
- Monocot stubs