Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes in Balasore District, Odisha - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 4

Table 1.1 (continued)

Botanical name Family Habitat Habit Distribution

Sl. no. Locality

Centipeda minima (L.) A. Braun &
Asch.

Paddy fi elds and along river
banks 17. Asteraceae Herb Indo-Malesia Barnuguna chauk

Small ditches and ponds at
lowlands, sometimes in brackish
water 18. Ceratophyllum demersum L. Ceratophyllaceae Herb Cosmopolitan Barnuguna chauk

Native of tropical Africa,
spread to other tropical
countries

Degraded forests, wastelands,
and riversides 19. Chloris barbata Sw. Poaceae Herb Patrapoda

Coastal India, Sri Lanka,
now naturalized on the
shores of Myanmar,
Australia, and China 20. Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Verbenaceae Scrub jungles and mangroves Shrub Chandipur

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott in
Schott & Endl.

Waterlogged ditches and
streamside 21. Araceae Herb Pantropical Kuldiha

Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests

Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia 22. Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae Herb Nilgiri

Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests

Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia

Nilgiri,
Patrapoda 23. Commelina clavata C.B. Clarke Commelinaceae Herb

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D. Don ex
Sweet

Waterlogged ditches and
streamside 24. Commelinaceae Herb Chandipur

Along banks of backwaters,
bunds of paddy fi elds, and
wastelands

Tropical and warm
temperate regions of the
world 25. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae Herb Jampara

26. Cyperus articulatus L. Cyperaceae Marshy areas Herb Pantropics Barnuguna chauk

Tropical Africa, Southern
Asia, Malesia, and
Northern Australia

Sandy beaches, riversides, and
marshy fi elds 27. Cyperus bulbosus Vahl Cyperaceae Herb Chandipur

Indo-Malesia and China to
Australia 28. Cyperus cephalotes Vahl Cyperaceae Permanent pools and streams Herb Barnuguna chauk

Along banks of streams and
watercourses and wastelands 29. Cyperus compressus L. Cyperaceae Herb Pantropical Barnuguna chauk

30. Cyperus corymbosus Rottb. Cyperaceae Along banks of streams Herb Pantropical Barnuguna chauk

Tropical, Subtropical, and
temperate regions of the
world