Nechamandra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrilloideae |
| Genus: | Nechamandra Planch. |
| Species: | N. alternifolia
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| Nechamandra alternifolia | |
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Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae.[3] The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia.[2] It is found in slow moving fresh water.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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.[4][5][6]
Chromosome number
[edit]Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India[3] and Myanmar.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nechamandra alternifolia.
- ^ Juffe Bignoli, D. (2011). "Nechamandra alternifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169039A6566565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169039A6566565.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ a b c Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Ito, Y. (2013) New records of aquatic plants for the flora of Thailand: Nechamandra alternifolia and Potamogeton octandrus. Thai Forest Bulletin 41: 140-144
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Nechamandra Planch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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