Nechamandra

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]

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

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]

Chromosome number

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

References
  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  2. Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513
  3. 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 | Name - !Nechamandra Planch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.


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