Eichhornia

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Eichhornia']

English: Water hyacinths
العربية: ورد النيل
مصرى: ورد النيل
বাংলা: কচুরী পানা
čeština: tokozelka
Deutsch: Wasserhyazinthen
Esperanto: Akvohiacinto
español: Camalotes
eesti: Vesihüatsint
suomi: Vesihyasintit
עברית: איכהורניה
हिन्दी: जलकुम्भी
日本語: ホテイアオイ
한국어: 부레옥잠속
Nederlands: Waterhyacint
polski: Eichornia
русский: Эйхорния
Simple English: Water hyacinth
svenska: Vattenhyacintssläktet
தமிழ்: ஆகாயத்தாமரை
Türkçe: Su sümbülü
українська: Ейхорнія
Tiếng Việt: Chi Lục bình
中文: 凤眼蓝, 凤眼莲属, 凤眼蓝属
中文（中国大陆）: 凤眼蓝属
中文（简体）: 凤眼蓝属
中文（臺灣）: 鳯眼藍屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Cladus: commelinids • Ordo: Commelinales • Familia: Pontederiaceae • Genus: Eichhornia Kunth (1842)

Genus Eichhornia Kunth (1842) edit

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Cabanisia Kotschy ex Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 176. (1862) Leptosomus Schltdl., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 174. (1862) Piaropus Raf., Fl. Tell. 2: 81. Jan-Mar (1837)

7 Species edit

Type species Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth. (1843)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Eichhornia.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Eichhornia