Citation: Kunth, Eichhornia, genus novum (Diss.) (1842).

Derivation: After J. A. F. Eichhorn, a Prussian Minister of Education.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Floating or less often creeping aquatic herbs; perianth lobes 3-4 cm long; ovary 3-celled; ovules numerous.

Distribution:  7 species in America. (O. D. Evans (1966) Contr. N.S.W. natn. Herb., Fl. ser. 30; Aston (1973) Aquatic plants of Australia).

Biology: No text

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