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Pontederia cyanea
As recorded: Monochoria cyanea (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Pontederiaceae
- Collected by
- Brass, L.J.
- Collector number
- 2488
- Date
- April 13, 1932
- Locality
- North Queensland Plants: Mt. Molloy
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 13, 1932, Brass, L.J. also collected 4 other specimens.
Pontederia cyanea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-23.
2026-04-23
Barringha QLD 4816, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-21
Stuart QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Eumamurrin QLD 4455, Australia
(c) Bruce McLennan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-22
Alligator Creek QLD 4816, Australia
(c) jaymieok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Queensland, AU
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-01-17
Ross River, QLD, AU
(c) abbey_rose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pontederia cyanea. BISH 733937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956146452. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/733937.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956146452 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026