Myriophyllum tuberculatum Roxb.

 
  • Family : HALORAGACEAE
    (Watermilfoil Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MYRIOPHYLLUM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Haloragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Myriophyllum spathulatum Blatt. & Hallb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myriophyllum tuberculatum Roxb.
  • Common name : Red Watermilfoil
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Stagnant and shallow waters; 100 - 400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Submerged aquatic herbs in shallow stagnant waters
  • Key identification features : Submerged water plant
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Ernakulam district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Birbhum, Central and Eastern West Bengal
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, India, Malaya, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia to Australia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Cecil J. Saldanha (1996). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi.
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 130
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myriophyllum tuberculatum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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