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Sagittaria guayanensis Kunth

Guyanese arrowhead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Sagittaria

Characteristics

An annual herb that grows in water. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves can float. It has a small rootstock. These corms are 2.5 cm long by 3 cm wide. The leaves are 3.5-10.5 cm long by 1.5-8.5 cm wide. The flowers are in 1-7 rings and float. There are 3 flowers in each ring.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamps and muddy pools in west Africa. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 900 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves roots tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Sagittaria guayanensis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Sudan, Senegal, Suriname, Chad, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Sagittaria guayanensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225261-2
WFO ID wfo-0000736977
COL ID 4TYPY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731547
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lophotocarpus guayanensis Sagittaria guayanensis Sagittaria guyanensis Sagittaria guianensis Echinodorus guianensis Lophotocarpus guayanensis Lophotocarpus guayanensis Lophiocarpus guayanensis Echinodorus guyanensis Lophotocarpus guyanensis var. typicus

Lower taxons

Sagittaria guayanensis subsp. guayanensis Sagittaria guayanensis subsp. lappula
WorldFloraDB 2024