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Accession Data:

Echinodorus grisebachii Small

  • Common Name: Amazon sword plant
  • Family: Alismataceae Vent.

  • Country of Origin: Trop. America

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500049
  • Source: Local aquarium store
  • Provenance: Acquired as aquarium plant labelled Echinodorus paniculatus. General internet consensus is most material in aquarium trade is actually E. grisebachii so accessioning under that name until proven otherwise.
  • Accession Date: 05-30-2015
  • Bench: 1117 - AFR:South Tanks E
    • Currently: deceased
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-06-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Alismatales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Alismataceae
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Honduras / Nicaragua / Cuba / French Guiana / Suriname / Venezuela / Bolivia / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Brazil West-Central / Brazil North

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 30 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 30 May 2015.
  3. Echinodorus grisebachii at Wikipedia. Accessed 30 May 2015.

data regenerated on Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:33:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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