Family – Pontederiaceae. 1 genus in Sri Lanka
- PONTEDERIACEAE
163.01. EICHHORNIA Kunth
E.crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub. E:water hyacinth S:japan-jabara
163.02. MONOCHORIA Presl
M.hastata (L.) Solms-Laub. [Monochoria hastaefolia Presl] S:di ya-habarala, jabara
M.vaginalis (Burm. f.) Presl [Monochoria vaginalis var. plantaginea (Roxb.) Solms-Laub.] S:diya-habarala, jabara
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
