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)

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

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

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  Eichhornia azurea
  Type species

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  Eichhornia crassipes

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  Eichhornia natans

Native distribution areas

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