Arrowleaf Falsepickerelweed

Description

Monochoria hastata is a species of Liliopsida first described by Carl von Linné, and given its simplified Asian name by Hermann Maximilian Carl Ludwig Friedrich zu Solms-Laubach. Monochoria hastata belongs to the genus Monochoria, and the family Pontederiaceae. The IUCN classifies the species as endangered. Monochoria was originally a genus of aquatic plants in the water hyacinth family, Pontederiaceae. Currently, it has been reduced to a subgenus of Pontederia, Pontederia subg. Monochoria, represented by ten species (listed below). Its species are native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Oceania. They live in the water or in wet soils. They produce leaves on long petioles and some are cultivated for their attractive flowers