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Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl

[ Family : Pontederiaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Gomphima vaginalis (Burm.f.) Raf.; Monochoria linearis (Hassk.) Miq.; Monochoria ovata Kunth ; Monochoria pauciflora (Blume) Kunth ; Monochoria plantaginea (Roxb.) Kunth ; Pontederia lanceolata Wall. ex Kunth ; Pontederia linearis Hassk.; Pontederia loureiroana Schult. & Schult.f.; Pontederia pauciflora Blume ; Pontederia plantaginea Roxb.; Pontederia vaginalis Burm.f. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Nukha ]

Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Nukha, Chhoto nukha | Sanskrit : Indivarah, Nilotpalam | Hindi : Nanka, Indivar | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Oval-leafed pondweed, Marshy betelvine, False pickerelweed | Other Languages : Karinkuvvalam, Nilopalam (Mal.) ; Karimkuvalam (Tam.) ; Nirakancha (Tel.) ; Pani-meteka (Assam.)
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Habit : Aquatic rosette herb
Habitat & Ecology : An annual or pseudo-annual in flooded rice fields, but may grow as a perennial in constantly flooded areas, such as ditches, ponds, and swamps.,
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