Species notes
About Monochoria hastata
Monochoria hastata is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Pontederia hastata (also recorded as Asian Water Hyacinth), an accepted species in the family Pontederiaceae, within the order Commelinales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, and East Himalaya. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.
- Common name
- Asian Water Hyacinth
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Order
- Commelinales
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, East Himalaya
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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