Hydrocharis spongia

Bosc (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Hydrocharitaceae Genus: Hydrocharis

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 396 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hydrocharis spongia Bosc north kona distr., kailua-kona, in sunrise nursery, '73-4939 kamanu st. Aquatic; floating in still pond under shade cloth roof. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. collector number: 1239a Hawaii BISH 2/2/2007
2 Hydrocharis spongia Bosc North Kona distr., Kailua-Kona, in Sunrise Nursery, '73-4939 Kamanu St. Aquatic; floating in still pond under shade cloth roof. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G.W. Collector Number: 1239A Hawaii BISH 2/2/2007
3 Hydrocharis spongia Bosc North Kona distr., Kailua-Kona, in Sunrise Nursery, '73-4939 Kamanu St. Aquatic; floating in still pond under shade cloth roof. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1239A Hawaii BISH 2/2/2007