Echinodorus bleheri
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Echinodorus bleheri is commonly known as Amazon sword plant, although other plants are also known under this common name. The plant is cultivated for and used in freshwater aquariums.
Although this species was originally described as Echinodorus bleheri, the correct name is Echinodorus bleherae. The original name includes a grammatical mistake that should be corrected according to the botanical code. However, according to the latest studies E. bleherae is just a synonym to Echinodorus grisebachii.
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40 - 60 cm long attached by petioles flatly triangular. Leaf blades are lanceolate or narrowly oval.
, and was first exported as an aquarium plant in the 20th century from Brasil. It is now cultivated widely for wholesale
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Synonyms
E. paniculatus Auct. not Micheki, 1881; E. rangeri Hort.; E. platyphylla Hort.; E. tocatins; E. toguinaAlthough this species was originally described as Echinodorus bleheri, the correct name is Echinodorus bleherae. The original name includes a grammatical mistake that should be corrected according to the botanical code. However, according to the latest studies E. bleherae is just a synonym to Echinodorus grisebachii.
Description
An aquatic plant with submergentSubmergent plant
A submergent plant or submergent vegetation is a plant that is completely beneath the surface of water. Most submergent plants are firmly rooted in the soil. Examples include elodea and eelgrass ....
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40 - 60 cm long attached by petioles flatly triangular. Leaf blades are lanceolate or narrowly oval.
Distribution
E. bleherae is known from the Amazon BasinAmazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
, and was first exported as an aquarium plant in the 20th century from Brasil. It is now cultivated widely for wholesale
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
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