Echinodorus grisebachii

Amazon sword plant
Echinodorus grisebachii. The plant is cultivated for and used in freshwater aquariums. The species is native to the Amazon Basin.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Alismataceae
Genus:	Echinodorus
Species:	E. grisebachii
Binomial name
Echinodorus grisebachii Small in N.L.Britton & al.
Synonyms [1]
Echinodorus amphibiusRataj Echinodorus gracilisRataj Echinodorus amazonicusRataj Echinodorus bleheraeRataj Echinodorus bleheriRataj, common misspelling of E. bleherae Echinodorus parviflorusRataj Echinodorus eglandulosusHolm-Niels. & R.R.Haynes Echinodorus grisebachii var. minorKasselm.

Echinodorus grisebachii or Echinodorus amazonicus is commonly known as Amazon sword plant, although other plants are also known under this common name. The aquatic plant is cultivated for and used in ponds and artificial aquatic habitats. It is native to Cuba, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia. ^[1] It has been sold under the name Paniculatus.

Description

An aquatic plant with submergent leaves 40–60 cm long attached by petioles flatly triangular. Leaf blades are lanceolate or narrowly oval. ^{[2] [3]}

There are a number of cultivated forms in the trade with various names such as "Black" or "Parviflorus".

References

1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
2. Garden., New York Botanical (1909-01-01). "North American flora". North American Flora. Series 2. v. 17, pt. 1 (1909). ISSN   0078-1312.
3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A. O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A. O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.

External links

• Tropica
• An Integrative Approach to Species Delimitation in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the Description of Two New Species - Samuli Lehtonen
• TFH article