. Plant Origin and Geographical Distribution
Water hyacinth is fast growing perennial aquatic
macrophyte (requiring a wet habitat)[41] and prolific free
floating aquatic weed[42]. It is a member of pickerelweedfamily - Pontederiaceae and Genus - Eichhornia. Its name
Eichhornia was derived from well known 19th century
Prussian politician J.A.F. Eichhorn[43]. This tropical plant
spread throughout the world in late 19th and early 20th
century[44].According to Mitchell[45], the water hyacinth is
indigenous to South America, particularly to the Amazonian
basin. It reached Australia in 1895, India in 1902, Malaysia
in 1910, Zimbabwe in 1937 and the Republic of the Congo in
1952[46]. It is abundantly found in India, Bangladesh and
South East Asia[47]. This plant is rounded, upright with
shiny green leaves, lavender flowers[48] with dark blue root
system[49,50]
. Plant Origin and Geographical Distribution
Water hyacinth is fast growing perennial aquatic
macrophyte (requiring a wet habitat)[41] and prolific free
floating aquatic weed[42]. It is a member of pickerelweedfamily - Pontederiaceae and Genus - Eichhornia. Its name
Eichhornia was derived from well known 19th century
Prussian politician J.A.F. Eichhorn[43]. This tropical plant
spread throughout the world in late 19th and early 20th
century[44].According to Mitchell[45], the water hyacinth is
indigenous to South America, particularly to the Amazonian
basin. It reached Australia in 1895, India in 1902, Malaysia
in 1910, Zimbabwe in 1937 and the Republic of the Congo in
1952[46]. It is abundantly found in India, Bangladesh and
South East Asia[47]. This plant is rounded, upright with
shiny green leaves, lavender flowers[48] with dark blue root
system[49,50]
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