Azolla pinnata R. Br.

 
  • Family : SALVINIACEAE
    (SALVINIA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : SALVINIACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Azolla pinnata R. Br.
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Comments / notes : Common floating aquatic; also in rice fields
  • Key identification features : Small, floating, aquatic herb, usually reddish towards the end of the rainy season
  • Collector(s) Name : S. S. Hooper & K. N. Gandhi; H.O Saxena & M. Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 11/11/71
  • Collection Nos : HFP 2498
  • Collection Locality : Mokali, on Konannur road, Hassan District; Ganjam, Ganjam district
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Khurda district, Kalhandi district, Ganjam district
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Azolla pinnata. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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