Lemna perpusilla Torr.

 
  • Family : LEMNACEAE
    (Duckweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LEMNA FMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lemna perpusilla Torr.
  • Common name : Duckweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Payal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Stagnant waters
  • Key identification features : Free-floating aquatic herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-January
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nagpur district, Osmanabad district, Pune district, Thane district, Yavatmal district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
  • World Distribution : Tropical & Temperate regions of the world
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lemna perpusilla. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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