Cabomba piauhiensis f. albida Fassett Cabomba haynesii is a species of aquatic plant in the family Cabombaceae native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

[2] Cabomba haynesii is an aquatic, rhizomatous, long-stemmed herb with both submerged and floating leaves.

[8][2][3] The type specimen was collected by J. Steiner, C. von Chong, and H. Kennedy[3][9] in the Chagres River in Gamboa, Panama on the 8th of February 1973.

[10] The specific epithet haynesii honours Robert R.

[3] In Brazil, it is found in seasonally flooded lagoons,[5] or in temporary or permanent standing bodies of water.