Nechamandra

Nechamandra
Nechamandra alternifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Subfamily: Hydrilloideae
Genus: Nechamandra
Planch.
Species: N. alternifolia
Binomial name
Nechamandra alternifolia
(Roxb. ex Wight) Thwaites
Synonyms[1]
  • Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight
  • Lagarosiphon alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Druce
  • Nechamandra roxburghii Planch.
  • Lagarosiphon roxburghii (Planch.) Benth.

Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae.[2] The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia.[1] It is found in slow moving fresh water.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This is a rare plant in lakes and ponds. It is known from Asian fresh waters of Sudan, Socotra, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[3][4][5]

Description

Aquatic herb.

Chromosome number

Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India[2] and Myanmar.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 3 Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513
  3. 1 2 Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, Nb. Tanaka, and J. Murata (2009) New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (3) Caldesia parnassifolia, Nechamandra alternifolia, Potamogeton maackianus and P. octandrus. Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 321-329.
  4. Ito, Y. (2013) New records of aquatic plants for the flora of Thailand: Nechamandra alternifolia and Potamogeton octandrus. Thai Forest Bulletin 41: 140-144
  5. Tropicos, Nechamandra Planch.
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