PONTEDERIACEAE, Kunth, 1816

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

PONTEDERIACEAE

Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 129 (1843) Syn: Pontederia azurea Sw. Habit : Aquatic. Habitat: Freshwater ponds and sluggish streams. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Oropouche Lagoon, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 1960); Los Bajos, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11181); Penal, Rankin 297 (TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, southeastern United States, southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina.

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Monogr. Phan. 4: 527 (1883) Syn: Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf. ; Pontederia crassipes Mart. Common name: Water Hyacinth. Habit: Aquatic. Habitat: Ponds and slow streams. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Nariva Swamp, Ramcharan 92 (TRIN 22275); San Fernando to La Brea, Philcox & Phillips 8332 (K, P); Siparia, Simmonds 292 (TRIN 14194); Windbelt Reserve, Baker & Simmonds s.n. (K, TRIN 15056); c Debe, Philcox & Stoelzel 8379 (K, P); Cedros, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 8953). Global range: Subtropical and tropical America and the Caribbean.

Eichhornia heterosperma Alexander, Lloydia 2: 170 (1939) Habit: Aquatic. Habitat: Ponds and sluggish streams. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Joseph, Hazen 2078 (GH, NY); Caroni, Freeman et al. s.n. (K, NY, TRIN 11024). Global range: Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, Central America, Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay.

Pontederia cordata L., Sp. Pl. 288 (1753) Exotic.