Echinodorus ovalis

Echinodorus ovalis was described as a species in 1870 by F. A. Sauvalle. Sauvalle was referring to plants that had been collected in Cuba by C. Wright.¹ The name E. ovalis is, for example according to Lehtonen (2008)², a synonym of Echinodorus cordifolius.

Because the plants from Cuba described as E. ovalis differ from typical E. cordifolius forms, they are called Echinodorus cordifolius “ovalis” in this database.

1. Mühlberg, H. (2004): Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Gattung Echinodorus 2. Echinodorus ovalis. - Schlechtendalia 12 (2004): 95-100.
2. Lehtonen, S. (2008): An integrative approach to species delimitation in Echinodorus (Alismataceae) and the description of two new species. - Kew Bulletin 63: 525–563.