Pontederiaceae
Anchored water hyacinth
Pontederia azurea
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Pontederia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- ورد النيل اللازوردي
- arz
- ورد النيل اللازوردى
- Chinese
- 天蓝凤眼莲
- English
- Anchored water hyacinth
- Japanese
- ハイホテイアオイ
- Spanish
- Jacinto del agua anclado
- Swedish
- Azurblå vattenhyacint
Synonyms
- Eichhornia aquatica (Vell.) Schltdl.
- Eichhornia azurea Kunth
- Eichhornia azurea var. rhizantha Seub.
- Piaropus azureus (Sw.) Raf.
- Piaropus tricolor Raf.
- Piaropus undulatus Raf.
- Pontederia aquatica Vell.
- Pontederia tumida Willd. ex Kunth
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.