Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl

 
  • Family : PONTEDERIACEAE
    (PICKEREL-WEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Pontederiaceae
  • Species : Monochoria vaginalis
  • Basionym : Pontederia vaginalis Burm.f.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
  • Common name : Pickerel Weed
  • Vernacular name : Valukkaikeerai (Tam.); Indivareh (San.); Niru kanchanamu (Tel.); Mirmira (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Comments : Often on plains in still waters, marshy fields and on hills in slow moving fresh water up to 1500 m.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Himalaya, China, Malesia, Japan
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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 vaginalis. Downloaded on 10 November 2024.

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