Monochoria

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Monochoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Monochoria (name refers to the one separate stamen). Sometimes misspelled Monocharia. Pontederiaceae. A very few species of rhizomatous herbs allied to Pontederia but differing in the absence of perianth-tube, in erect rather than versatile anthers, and the ovary 3-celled and many-ovuled rather than 1-celled and 1-ovuled. The species are aquatic herbs in the tropics or subtropics of E. Asia, Afr., and Austral., with long radical and short cauline lvs., the blade cordate-ovate or lanceolate: raceme appearing to arise from the petiole of a scape-lf., bearing many blue or violet fls. Probably none is in the trade. M. vaginalis, Presl, of India, bears long-petioled oblong-lanceolate cordate acute lvs. with hollow petioles and is eaten when young as a pot-herb: 2 ft. high: fls. blue. G.W. 11, p. 388. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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