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Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

Nile lily, bekabekairaga, bung el ralm, dabedabe ne ga, floating water hyacinth, jacinthe d'eau, jacinto de agua, jal khumbe, lirio acuatico, mbekambekairanga, ndambendambe ni nga, phak top chawaa, pickerelweed, water hyacinth, water orchid, waterhiasint.

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.
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  • Control / Keeping categories
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C2 - Eradication / Prohibited

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.
  • Applicable area(s):
  • Whole of state

Further action

  • Read BAM Act 2007 [1]
  • Contact Biosecurity [2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Plantae [3]
Phylum:Magnoliophyta [4]
Class:Liliopsida [5]
Order:Liliales [6]
Family:Pontederiaceae [7]
Genus:Eichhornia [8]
Species:crassipes [9]

Author(s):

(Mart.) Solms

See also

  • Information sheet [10]
  • BAM Act Section 12 Declaration 2013 [11]

Navigation

Return to organism search results [12]
Biosecurity and agriculture management homepage [13]

Links
[1] http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_2735_homepage.html
[2] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/form/biosecurity-contact-details
[3] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=%2A&classification=6
[4] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Magnoliophyta
[5] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Liliopsida
[6] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Liliales
[7] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Pontederiaceae
[8] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Eichhornia
[9] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=crassipes
[10] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/n/920
[11] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/BAM Decl s22 (Prohibited Organisms).pdf
[12] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Liliales&control=C2&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[13] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/biosecurity-biosecurity-quarantinebiosecurity-governance

Source URL: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/87186?search_string=Liliales&control=C2&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
This print version was generated at 9:45pm on the 26th of September, 2023.

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