ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Pistia stratiotes

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Araceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Pistia
Species: Pistia stratiotes
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pistia stratiotes. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

30 synonyms in this snapshot

Apiospermum obcordatumName author: (Schleid.) Klotzsch
Limnonesis commutataName author: (Schleid.) Klotzsch
Limnonesis friedrichsthalianaName author: Klotzsch
Pistia aegyptiacaName author: Schleid.
Pistia aethiopicaName author: Fenzl ex Klotzsch
Pistia africanaName author: C.Presl
Pistia amazonicaName author: C.Presl
Pistia brasiliensisName author: Klotzsch
Pistia commutataName author: Schleid.
Pistia crispataName author: Blume
Pistia cumingiiName author: Klotzsch
Pistia gardneriName author: Klotzsch
Pistia horkelianaName author: Miq.
Pistia leprieuriiName author: Blume
Pistia linguiformisName author: Blume
Pistia minorName author: Blume
Pistia natalensisName author: Klotzsch
Pistia obcordataName author: Schleid.
Pistia occidentalisName author: Blume
Pistia schleidenianaName author: Klotzsch
Pistia spathulataName author: Michx.
Pistia stratiotes var. cuneataName author: Engl.
Pistia stratiotes var. linguiformisName author: Engl.
Pistia stratiotes var. obcordataName author: (Schleid.) Engl.
Pistia stratiotes var. spathulataName author: (Michx.) Engl.
Pistia texensisName author: Klotzsch
Pistia turpiniName author: Blume
Pistia turpiniiName author: K.Koch
Pistia weigeltianaName author: C.Presl
Zala asiaticaName author: Lour.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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