Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms

 
  • Family : PONTEDERIACEAE
    (PICKEREL-WEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Pontederiaceae
  • Species : Monochoria hastata
  • Basionym : Pontederia hastata L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms
  • Common name : Leaf Pondweed
  • Vernacular name : Niru tamara (Tel.)
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Native : Tropical Asia, Australia
  • Comments : Occasional in brackish, stagnant and slow moving fresh water.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Odisha State
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malaya
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Monochoria hastata. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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