Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes in Balasore District, Odisha - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 3

Table 1.1 List of aquatic macrophytes distributed in Balasore district of Odisha
Sl. no. Botanical name Family Habitat Habit Distribution Locality

Mangrove forests and marshy
areas along backwaters 1. Acanthus ilicifolius L. Acanthaceae Shrub Indo-Malesia and Australia Chandipur

Marshes, paddy fi elds, and
banks of ponds 2. Aeschynomene aspera L. Fabaceae Shrub Indo-Malesia Balramgadi

Margins of wetlands and forests,
moist and dry deciduous forests,
roadsides, and wastelands 3. Alloteropsis cimicina (L.) Stapf Poaceae Herb Paleotropics Mirzapur

Native of South America,
now established in
Indo- Malesia and Australia

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)
Grisb.

Shallow water pools, ditches,
and marshes and mangroves 4. Amaranthaceae Herb Chandipur

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br.
ex. DC.

Along sides of water courses
and marshy areas 5. Amaranthaceae Herb Pantropical Nilgiri

Tropical Asia and
Australia 6. Apluda mutica L. Poaceae Moist and waste places Herb Nilgiri

Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl.
Krause 7. Aponogetonaceae Ponds and paddy fi elds Herb Indo-Malesia to Australia Naupalgadi

Mediterranean region
eastwards to North Africa,
India-Pakistan, introduced
into many parts of world

Along banks of streams and
backwaters 8. Arundo donax L. Poaceae Herb Chandipur

Dry and moist deciduous
forests, wastelands, and paddy
fi elds

Axonopus compressus (Sw.)
P. Beauv. 9. Poaceae Herb Tropics and subtropics Balramgadi

10. Azolla pinnata R. Br. Salviniaceae Ponds and paddy fi elds Herb Pantropical Naupalgadi

11. Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell Scrophulariaceae Ponds and paddy fi elds Herb Paleotropics Naupalgadi

Barringtonia acutangula (L.)
Gaertn.

Along riverbanks and water
courses 12. Lecythidaceae Herb Indo-Malesia to Australia Nilgiri

Native of America,
widespread in all tropical
regions

Shallow water, banks of stream,
backwaters and rivers 13. Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf Poaceae Herb Chandipur

Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) Kunth
ex Clarke

Near banks of streams, sandy,
and wastelands

Paleotropics and southern
USA 14. Cyperaceae Herb Barnuguna chauk

Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. Ex
Roem & Schult

Tropical Africa, Asia, and
Australia 15. Gentianaceae Along streamsides Herb Jodachua

16. Centella asiatica (L.) Urban Apiaceae Wet places in the plains Herb Tropical Asia and Africa Balramgadi

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