Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl. & Kr.

 
  • Family : APONOGETONACEAE
    (Aponogeton Or Cape-Pondweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : APONOGETON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Aponogetonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aponogeton monostachyon L.f.; Spathium monostachyum (L.f.) Edgew.; Saururus natans L.; Aponogeton flavidum Ham. ex Hook.f.; Aponogeton lineare Vahl; Aponogeton lucens Hook.f.; Aponogeton monostachys Edgew.; Potamogeton indicus Roth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl. & K.Krause
  • Common name : Floating lace Plant, Drifting Sword Plant
  • Vernacular name :
    • Paruakizhangu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In stagnant, shallow water, paddy fields
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 07/68
  • Collection Nos : CJS 11779
  • Collection Locality : Bannergatta, Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Dharwad district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Nagpur district, Thane district, Yavatmal district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 243
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aponogeton natans. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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