Pontederia crassipes
TaxID: 44947
Basic Information
Pontederia crassipes
Water Hyacinth, Water-hyacinth, water hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range. It is the sole species of the subgenus Oshunae within the genus Pontederia. Anecdotally, it is known as the "terror of Bengal" due to its invasive growth tendencies.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Commelinales
Pontederiaceae
Pontederia
crassipes
Unclassified
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Commelinales;f__Pontederiaceae;g__Pontederia;s__Pontederia crassipes
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (33 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Belgium | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Bulgaria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Cyprus | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Czechia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Germany | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Denmark | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Spain | Quarantine pest | 2006 |
| Estonia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Finland | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
Distribution (148 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Aruba | Present | — |
| Angola | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| American Samoa | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Burundi | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_030549335.1 | Chromosome | 1132 | 15378 | 69839 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR37069522 | Root | - | - | 22484842 | China:Tianjin | |
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PRJNA1417566 SRX32015911 SRP673930 weed RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes normal RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes {'tissue': 'Root', 'ecotype': 'floating plants', 'treatment': 'HBL', 'replication': 'HCM_L-replication2', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Tianjin', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-06-20'} |
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| SRR37069521 | Root | - | - | 20621571 | China:Tianjin | |
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PRJNA1417566 SRX32015912 SRP673930 weed RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes normal RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes {'tissue': 'Root', 'ecotype': 'floating plants', 'treatment': 'HBL', 'replication': 'HCM_L-replication3', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Tianjin', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-06-20'} |
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| SRR37069520 | Leaf | - | - | 20075603 | China:Tianjin | |
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PRJNA1417566 SRX32015913 SRP673930 weed RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes normal RNA-seq of Pontederia crassipes {'tissue': 'Leaf', 'ecotype': 'floating plants', 'treatment': 'CK', 'replication': 'C_R-replication1', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Tianjin', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-06-20'} |
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DNA Barcodes (24 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
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| SAFH563-10 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2007-02-01 | -23.835, 31.63778 | |
| SAFH563-10 | - | matK | 749 | South Africa | 2007-02-01 | -23.835, 31.63778 | |
| SAFH3645-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | - | -25.783, 28.917 | |
| SAFH2932-11 | - | rbcLa | 551 | South Africa | 2011-03-09 | -34.051, 18.44 | |
| SAFH2932-11 | - | matK | 762 | South Africa | 2011-03-09 | -34.051, 18.44 | |
| PNG152-18 | - | rbcL | 553 | Mozambique | 2015-05-31 | -18.98777, 34.569 | |
| IASIT003-24 | - | trnH-psbA | 215 | Italy | 2023-07-01 | - | |
| HIMS955-12 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Canada | 1935-08-10 | 43.5485, -80.2503 | |
| HIMS954-12 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Canada | 1935-08-10 | 43.5485, -80.2503 | |
| GPAGA115-17 | - | rbcLa | 553 | United States | 2016-11-14 | 32.12596, -81.14 |
Literature
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