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Table 1.1
List of aquatic macrophytes distributed in Balasore district of Odisha
Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
1.
Acanthus ilicifolius
L.
Acanthaceae
Mangrove forests and marshy
areas along backwaters
Shrub
Indo-Malesia and Australia
Chandipur
2.
Aeschynomene aspera
L.
Fabaceae
Marshes, paddy fi elds, and
banks of ponds
Shrub
Indo-Malesia
Balramgadi
3.
Alloteropsis cimicina
(L.) Stapf
Poaceae
Margins of wetlands and forests,
moist and dry deciduous forests,
roadsides, and wastelands
Herb
Paleotropics
Mirzapur
4.
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.)
Grisb.
Amaranthaceae
Shallow water pools, ditches,
and marshes and mangroves
Herb
Native of South America,
now established in
Indo- Malesia and Australia
Chandipur
5.
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.) R. Br.
ex. DC.
Amaranthaceae
Along sides of water courses
and marshy areas
Herb
Pantropical
Nilgiri
6.
Apluda mutica
L.
Poaceae
Moist and waste places
Herb
Tropical Asia and
Australia
Nilgiri
7.
Aponogeton natans
(L.) Engl.
Krause
Aponogetonaceae
Ponds and paddy fi elds
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Naupalgadi
8.
Arundo donax
L.
Poaceae
Along banks of streams and
backwaters
Herb
Mediterranean region
eastwards to North Africa,
India-Pakistan, introduced
into many parts of world
Chandipur
9.
Axonopus compressus
(Sw.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Dry and moist deciduous
forests, wastelands, and paddy
fi elds
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
12.
Barringtonia acutangula
(L.)
Gaertn.
Lecythidaceae
Along riverbanks and water
courses
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Nilgiri
13.
Brachiaria mutica
(Forssk.) Stapf
Poaceae
Shallow water, banks of stream,
backwaters and rivers
Herb
Native of America,
widespread in all tropical
regions
Chandipur
14.
Bulbostylis barbata
(Rottb.) Kunth
ex Clarke
Cyperaceae
Near banks of streams, sandy,
and wastelands
Herb
Paleotropics and southern
USA
Barnuguna chauk
15.
Canscora diffusa
(Vahl) R. Br. Ex
Roem & Schult
Gentianaceae
Along streamsides
Herb
Tropical Africa, Asia, and
Australia
Jodachua
16.
Centella asiatica
(L.) Urban
Apiaceae
Wet places in the plains
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Balramgadi
(continued)
1 Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes
Table 1.1
List of aquatic macrophytes distributed in Balasore district of Odisha
Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
1.
Acanthus ilicifolius
L.
Acanthaceae
Mangrove forests and marshy
areas along backwaters
Shrub
Indo-Malesia and Australia
Chandipur
2.
Aeschynomene aspera
L.
Fabaceae
Marshes, paddy fi elds, and
banks of ponds
Shrub
Indo-Malesia
Balramgadi
3.
Alloteropsis cimicina
(L.) Stapf
Poaceae
Margins of wetlands and forests,
moist and dry deciduous forests,
roadsides, and wastelands
Herb
Paleotropics
Mirzapur
4.
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.)
Grisb.
Amaranthaceae
Shallow water pools, ditches,
and marshes and mangroves
Herb
Native of South America,
now established in
Indo- Malesia and Australia
Chandipur
5.
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.) R. Br.
ex. DC.
Amaranthaceae
Along sides of water courses
and marshy areas
Herb
Pantropical
Nilgiri
6.
Apluda mutica
L.
Poaceae
Moist and waste places
Herb
Tropical Asia and
Australia
Nilgiri
7.
Aponogeton natans
(L.) Engl.
Krause
Aponogetonaceae
Ponds and paddy fi elds
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Naupalgadi
8.
Arundo donax
L.
Poaceae
Along banks of streams and
backwaters
Herb
Mediterranean region
eastwards to North Africa,
India-Pakistan, introduced
into many parts of world
Chandipur
9.
Axonopus compressus
(Sw.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Dry and moist deciduous
forests, wastelands, and paddy
fi elds
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
12.
Barringtonia acutangula
(L.)
Gaertn.
Lecythidaceae
Along riverbanks and water
courses
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Nilgiri
13.
Brachiaria mutica
(Forssk.) Stapf
Poaceae
Shallow water, banks of stream,
backwaters and rivers
Herb
Native of America,
widespread in all tropical
regions
Chandipur
14.
Bulbostylis barbata
(Rottb.) Kunth
ex Clarke
Cyperaceae
Near banks of streams, sandy,
and wastelands
Herb
Paleotropics and southern
USA
Barnuguna chauk
15.
Canscora diffusa
(Vahl) R. Br. Ex
Roem & Schult
Gentianaceae
Along streamsides
Herb
Tropical Africa, Asia, and
Australia
Jodachua
16.
Centella asiatica
(L.) Urban
Apiaceae
Wet places in the plains
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Balramgadi
(continued)
1 Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes