Aquarius palifolius

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).^[1][2][3] It has been introduced in many countries including Bangladesh and India.^{[citation needed]}

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Alismatales

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Aquarius palifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Alismataceae
Genus:	Aquarius
Species:	A. palifolius
Binomial name
Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) J.F.Macbr.
Synonyms[1]
Sagittaria palifolia Nees & Mart Alisma palifolium (Nees & Mart.) Kunth Alisma ellipticum Mart. ex Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes Alisma virgata Hook. & Arn. Alisma nathpurense Steud. Alisma ellipticum var. minus Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius Echinodorus ellipticus (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Micheli in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle Echinodorus ellipticus var. latifolius Micheli in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle Echinodorus ellipticus var. minus (Seub.) Micheli in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle Echinodorus virgatus (Hook. & Arn.) Micheli in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle Sagittaria palifolia var. elliptica (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Kuntze Sagittaria palifolia f. foliosobracteata Kuntze Sagittaria palifolia var. heterophylla Kuntze Sagittaria palifolia var. undulata Kuntze Echinodorus palifolius var. latifolius (Micheli) Rataj Echinodorus palifolius var. minus (Seub.) Rataj Echinodorus piauhyensis Kasselm

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The specific epithet is sometimes spelled palaefolius. The correct spelling is palifolius per ICN 60G.1.^{[citation needed]}