EPPO Global Database

Pontederia crassipes(EICCR)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-08-21

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: EICCR
  • Preferred name: Pontederia crassipes
  • Authority: von Martius

Notes

South America (except southern cone). A floating aquatic weed. Introduced in Mediterranean, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, Japan, Korea, most of Africa, Madagascar, North America, Central America, Caribbean, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Eichhornia crassipes (von Martius) Solms
Eichhornia speciosa Kunth
Piaropus crassipes (von Martius) Rafinesque

Common names
Name Language
common water hyacinth English
water hyacinth English
gemeine Wasserhyazinthe German
Wasserhyazinthe German
eichhornie commune French
jacinthe d'eau French
aguapey Spanish (AR)
boniatillo de agua Spanish (CU)
buchón de agua Spanish
camalote Spanish
jacinto de agua Spanish (AR)
lírio acuático Spanish (GT)
giacinto d'acqua comune Italian
giglio del Nilo Italian
gewone waterhyacint Dutch
waterhyacint Dutch
agua-pé Portuguese
aguape-de-flor-roxa Portuguese (BR)
colhereira Portuguese (BR)
couval-dos-canais Portuguese
couve-aquática Portuguese
desmazelos Portuguese
golfão Portuguese
jacinto-aquático Portuguese
jacinto-aquático-comum Portuguese
jacinto-da-água Portuguese
orelha-de-veado Portuguese (BR)
rainha-dos-lagos Portuguese (BR)
hoteiaoi Japanese
ホテイアオイ Japanese
водяной гиацинт Russian
эйхорния отличная Russian
közönséges vízijácint Hungarian
fèng yǎn lán Chinese
凤眼蓝 Chinese
tokozelka nadmutá Czech
jal kumbhi Hindi
keladi bunting Indonesian
부레옥잠 Korean
bu re ok jam Korean
jalakumbhi Sanskrit
variparni Sanskrit
eichhornia nafúknutá Slovak