Eichhornia crassipes

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Eichhornia crassipes, Solms (E. speciosa, Kunth. Pontederia crassipes, Mart.). Fig. 1384. Lvs. in tufts, all constricted at the middle, bladder-like below, sheathed, many-nerved: scape 1 ft. long, with wavy-margined sheaths at and above the middle; fls. about 8 in a loose spike, pale violet, 6-lobed, the upper lobe larger and having a large patch of blue, with an oblong or pear-shaped spot of bright yellow in the middle; stamens 3 long and 3 short, all curved upward toward the tip. Brazil. B.M. 2932 (as Pontederia azurea). I.H. 34:14. A.F. 5:511. Var. major, Hprt., has rosy lilac fls. Var. aurea, Hort., has yellowish fls. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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