Pontederia hastata L.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Pontederiaceae > Pontederia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.75-1.225m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.23
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder food medicinal ornamental
Edible flowers leaves roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use Alterative (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Scurf (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 25 - 35
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pontederia hastata world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Pontederia hastata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698153-1
WFO ID wfo-0000501077
COL ID 4LTWC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monochoria chinensis Monochoria dilatata Monochoria hastata Monochoria hastifolia Monochoria sagittata Calcarunia hastata Pontederia hastata Pontederia sagittata Carigola hastata Pontederia dilatata Pontederia sagittifolia Pontederia vaginalis Monochoria hastata var. hastata