Eichhornia crassipes

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q690645
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Eichhornia crassipes

Summary

Eichhornia crassipes is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,372 views/month, #1,083 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eichhornia crassipes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eichhornia crassipes belongs to the parent taxon Eichhornia[5].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's scientific name is Eichhornia crassipes[6].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is used for fodder[7].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is used for vegetable[9].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is used for food[10].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's Commons category is recorded as Pontederia crassipes[11].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's has basionym is recorded as Pontederia crassipes[12].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pontederia crassipes[13].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's Commons gallery is recorded as Eichhornia crassipes[14].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[15].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3)[16].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[17].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=318848[18].
  • Eichhornia crassipes's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. crassipes'}[19].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterhyacinth'}[20].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '布袋蓮'}[21].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '浮水蓮花'}[22].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鳳眼蓮'}[23].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tokozelka nadmutá'}[24].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '布袋葵'}[25].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '凤眼莲'}[26].
  • Eichhornia crassipes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '凤眼蓝'}[27].

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Classification

Eichhornia crassipes's scientific name is Eichhornia crassipes[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eichhornia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterhyacinth'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '布袋蓮'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '浮水蓮花'}[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鳳眼蓮'}[23], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tokozelka nadmutá'}[24], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '布袋葵'}[25].

Identifiers

Eichhornia crassipes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57390[28]. Eichhornia crassipes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1120393[29]. Eichhornia crassipes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2765940[30]. Eichhornia crassipes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42623[31].

Why It Matters

Eichhornia crassipes ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,372 views/month, #1,083 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Eichhornia crassipes
    Gemet id → 9186
    Wikipedia languages → ['am', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'bjn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es',
    Sitelink count → 50
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 17d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → eichhornia-crassipes
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  3. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym of → Pontederia crassipes
    Apni id → 57173, 439435
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  4. 6w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym of → Pontederia crassipes
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  5. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → European Union, Shanghai, Australia +4
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12631089-n
    Interlingual index id → i103155
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  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Taxon synonym of → Pontederia crassipes
    Has basionym → Pontederia crassipes
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551276105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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