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Helanthium tenellum, the pygmy chain sword, is a species of plants in the Alismataceae. It is native to the eastern United States (from Texas to Florida , north to Michigan and Massachusetts ), southern Mexico ( Chiapas , Veracruz ), West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ), Central America, South America (from Guyana to Argentina) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Malayan sword is a shrubby plant that grows to about 0.2 to 1.2 m (7.9 in to 3 ft 11.2 in) tall with straight stems. Its dark-green leaves are arranged spirally. The leaves are oval-shaped, with a length between 10 – 35 cm and a width between 1.9 – 25 cm, and sunken veins. The fruits are red and ovoid.
Clerodendrum quadriloculare (known as the bronze-leaved clerodendrum, fireworks plant, [3] [4] Philippine glorybower, shooting star or starburst bush [4] in English, and bagawak or bagawak morado [3] [4] in Filipino) is a species of flowering plant native to New Guinea and the Philippines.
Echinodorus cordifolius, the spade-leaf sword or creeping burhead, is a species of aquatic plants in the Alismatales. It is native to Mexico , the West Indies , Central America , South America (as far south as Paraguay ) and the southeastern United States ( Texas to Florida and as far north as Iowa ).
The Mauna Kea silversword is an erect, single-stemmed and monocarpic or rarely branched and polycarpic basally woody herb, producing a globe-shaped cluster of thick, spirally arranged, sword-shaped silvery-green floccose-sericeous, linear-ligulate to linear-lanceolate leaves growing in a rosette.
Cephalanthera longifolia, the narrow-leaved helleborine, [3] sword-leaved helleborine or long-leaved helleborine, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to light woodland, and widespread across Europe , Asia and North Africa from Ireland and Morocco to China .
In contrast, the back of the blade only begins to curve downward as it nears the hilt, which in turn also curves downwards, completing the "rice leaf" tapering profile of the sword. The tip of this "rice leaf" profile is an acute and very sharp point, which gives the blade its penetrating capability when used in a thrusting motion. The balance ...
Echinodorus grisebachii or Echinodorus amazonicus is commonly known as Amazon sword plant, although other plants are also known under this common name.The aquatic plant is cultivated for and used in ponds and artificial aquatic habitats.