Echinodorus bleheri
| Echinodorus bleherae | |
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| Amazon Sword Plant, with Symphysodon discus fish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Echinodorus |
| Species: | E. bleherae |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinodorus bleherae Rataj in Preslia, 42:265, 1970 |
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Echinodorus bleheri is commonly known as Amazon sword plant, although other plants are also known under this common name. The plant is cultivated for and used in freshwater aquariums.
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[edit] Synonyms
E. paniculatus Auct. not Micheki, 1881; E. rangeri Hort.; E. platyphylla Hort.; E. tocatins; E. toguina
Although this species was originally described as Echinodorus bleheri, the correct name is Echinodorus bleherae. The original name includes a grammatical mistake that should be corrected according to the botanical code. However, according to the latest studies E. bleherae is just a synonym to Echinodorus grisebachii.
[edit] Description
An aquatic plant with submergent leaves 40 - 60 cm long attached by petioles flatly triangular. Leaf blades are lanceolate or narrowly oval.
[edit] Distribution
E. bleherae is known from the Amazon Basin, and was first exported as an aquarium plant in the 20th century from Brasil. It is now cultivated widely for wholesale.
[edit] Cultivation
E. bleherae propagates by division or adventitious plantlets.
