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Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms

[ Family : Pontederiaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Carigola hastata (L.) Raf.; Monochoria chinensis Gand.; Monochoria dilatata (Buch.-Ham.) Kunth ; Monochoria hastifolia C.Presl ; Monochoria sagittata Kunth ; Pontederia dilatata Buch.-Ham.; Pontederia hastata L. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Baro nukha ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Baro nukha | Sanskrit : Nilotpalam | Hindi : Launkia | Tribal : Dumdum ara, Huring demdem | English : Arrow leaf pondweed, Hastate-leaf pondweed | Other Languages : Karinkuvalam (Del), Kolachempu (Mal.) ; Nir tamara (Tel.) ; Jonaki phul (Assam.)
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Habit : Perennial aquatic herb
Habitat & Ecology : It occurs on permanently wet swamps, freshwater pools, mudflats in rivers, ditches and rice fields. ,
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