Aquarius palifolius, synonyms including Echinodorus palifolius, also known as Mexican sword plant, is an emerged aquatic plant in the Alismataceae. It has a rather odd, discontinuous range, native to Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia), Peru, Uruguay, and Mexico (Nayarit).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMacbride, J. F. 1936. Alismaceae, Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(1/1): 91–94.Macbride, James Francis. 1931. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(1): 4. It has been introduced in many countries including Bangladesh and India.
The specific epithet is sometimes spelled palaefolius. The correct spelling is palifolius per ICN 60G.1.
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External links All Things Plant, photo of Mexican sword plant
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