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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
17.
Centipeda minima
(L.) A. Braun &
Asch.
Asteraceae
Paddy fi elds and along river
banks
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Barnuguna chauk
18.
Ceratophyllum demersum
L.
Ceratophyllaceae
Small ditches and ponds at
lowlands, sometimes in brackish
water
Herb
Cosmopolitan
Barnuguna chauk
19.
Chloris barbata
Sw.
Poaceae
Degraded forests, wastelands,
and riversides
Herb
Native of tropical Africa,
spread to other tropical
countries
Patrapoda
20.
Clerodendrum inerme
(L.) Gaertn.
Verbenaceae
Scrub jungles and mangroves
Shrub
Coastal India, Sri Lanka,
now naturalized on the
shores of Myanmar,
Australia, and China
Chandipur
21.
Colocasia esculenta
(L.) Schott in
Schott & Endl.
Araceae
Waterlogged ditches and
streamside
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
22.
Commelina benghalensis
L.
Commelinaceae
Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests
Herb
Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia
Nilgiri
23.
Commelina clavata
C.B. Clarke
Commelinaceae
Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests
Herb
Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia
Nilgiri,
Patrapoda
24.
Cyanotis axillaris
(L.) D. Don ex
Sweet
Commelinaceae
Waterlogged ditches and
streamside
Herb
Chandipur
25.
Cynodon dactylon
(L.) Pers.
Poaceae
Along banks of backwaters,
bunds of paddy fi elds, and
wastelands
Herb
Tropical and warm
temperate regions of the
world
Jampara
26.
Cyperus articulatus
L.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Pantropics
Barnuguna chauk
27.
Cyperus bulbosus
Vahl
Cyperaceae
Sandy beaches, riversides, and
marshy fi elds
Herb
Tropical Africa, Southern
Asia, Malesia, and
Northern Australia
Chandipur
28.
Cyperus cephalotes
Vahl
Cyperaceae
Permanent pools and streams
Herb
Indo-Malesia and China to
Australia
Barnuguna chauk
29.
Cyperus compressus
L.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams and
watercourses and wastelands
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
30.
Cyperus corymbosus
Rottb.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
31.
Cyperus difformis
L.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas and paddy fi elds
Herb
Tropical, Subtropical, and
temperate regions of the
world
Karanjja
Table 1.1
(continued)
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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
17.
Centipeda minima
(L.) A. Braun &
Asch.
Asteraceae
Paddy fi elds and along river
banks
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Barnuguna chauk
18.
Ceratophyllum demersum
L.
Ceratophyllaceae
Small ditches and ponds at
lowlands, sometimes in brackish
water
Herb
Cosmopolitan
Barnuguna chauk
19.
Chloris barbata
Sw.
Poaceae
Degraded forests, wastelands,
and riversides
Herb
Native of tropical Africa,
spread to other tropical
countries
Patrapoda
20.
Clerodendrum inerme
(L.) Gaertn.
Verbenaceae
Scrub jungles and mangroves
Shrub
Coastal India, Sri Lanka,
now naturalized on the
shores of Myanmar,
Australia, and China
Chandipur
21.
Colocasia esculenta
(L.) Schott in
Schott & Endl.
Araceae
Waterlogged ditches and
streamside
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
22.
Commelina benghalensis
L.
Commelinaceae
Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests
Herb
Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia
Nilgiri
23.
Commelina clavata
C.B. Clarke
Commelinaceae
Wastelands, also in deciduous
forests
Herb
Africa, India, China,
Japan, and Malesia
Nilgiri,
Patrapoda
24.
Cyanotis axillaris
(L.) D. Don ex
Sweet
Commelinaceae
Waterlogged ditches and
streamside
Herb
Chandipur
25.
Cynodon dactylon
(L.) Pers.
Poaceae
Along banks of backwaters,
bunds of paddy fi elds, and
wastelands
Herb
Tropical and warm
temperate regions of the
world
Jampara
26.
Cyperus articulatus
L.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Pantropics
Barnuguna chauk
27.
Cyperus bulbosus
Vahl
Cyperaceae
Sandy beaches, riversides, and
marshy fi elds
Herb
Tropical Africa, Southern
Asia, Malesia, and
Northern Australia
Chandipur
28.
Cyperus cephalotes
Vahl
Cyperaceae
Permanent pools and streams
Herb
Indo-Malesia and China to
Australia
Barnuguna chauk
29.
Cyperus compressus
L.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams and
watercourses and wastelands
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
30.
Cyperus corymbosus
Rottb.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
31.
Cyperus difformis
L.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas and paddy fi elds
Herb
Tropical, Subtropical, and
temperate regions of the
world
Karanjja
Table 1.1
(continued)
K.A. Sujana et al.