BISH 701863Botany

Pontederia vaginalis

Heartleaf False Pickerelweed

As recorded: Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Pontederiaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 7669
Date: May 14, 1953
Locality: Valley of Mbureta and Lovoni Rivers
Island: Ovalau
Region: Fiji
Elevation: 35 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

22 Bishop specimens of Pontederia vaginalis · collected 1899–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 14, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pontederia vaginalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,152 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Japan

(c) 日淡好き, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Mulgrave Rd at DFO Westcourt, Westcourt QLD 4870, Australia

(c) zackseverino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Nantou, TW-TA, TW

(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

366台灣苗栗縣銅鑼鄉竹森村

(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Renkoji 3-Chōme, Tama, Tokyo, JP

(c) kokotora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Hangzhou, CN-ZJ, CN

(c) 李博恒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pontederia vaginalis. BISH 701863. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956400824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/701863.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956400824 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026