Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Pontederiaceae

Genus:

Pontederia

Species:

Pontederia natans

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Aquatic

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Sudan-South Sudan, Northern Africa: Egypt, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Mozamb, West Tropical Africa: Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, West-Central Tropical Africa: Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Rwanda