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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
32.
Cyperus digitatus
Roxb.
Cyperaceae
Marshy fi elds
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
33.
Cyperus distans
L. f.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams, also in
wastelands and roadsides
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
34.
Cyperus imbricatus
Retz.
Cyperaceae
Wetlands
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
35.
Cyperus iria
L.
Cyperaceae
Degraded deciduous forests,
marshy areas, and paddy fi elds
Herb
Tropical Asia and East
Africa, introduced in the
USA and West Indies
Kuldiha
36.
Cyperus javanicus
Houtt.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in degraded
forests and mangrove forests,
also in the plains
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
37.
Cyperus malaccensis
Lam.
Cyperaceae
Banks of backwaters and ponds
and mangrove forests
Herb
Paleotropics
Barnuguna chauk
38.
Cyperus pangorei
Rottb.
Cyperaceae
Grasslands, river banks and
pools
Herb
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
and Myanmar
Barnuguna chauk
39.
Cyperus tenuispica
Steud.
Cyperaceae
Along streams, paddy fi elds,
and marshy areas
Herb
Tropical and subtropical
Africa and Asia
Haldipada
40.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy lands and open areas
Herb
Native of South America,
naturalized in Paleotropics
Nilgiri
41.
Dalbergia candenatensis
(Dennst.)
Prain
Fabaceae
Mangrove swamps
Climber
Indo-Malesia, China, and
Australia
Balramgadi
42.
Derris scandens
(Roxb.) Benth.
Fabaceae
Deciduous forests, also in
mangrove forests and sacred
groves
Climber
Indo-Malesia
Kuldiha
43.
Derris trifoliata
Lour.
Fabaceae
Along banks of backwaters and
mangrove forests
Climber
Paleotropics
Bhitarkanika
44.
Echinochloa colona
(L.) Link.
Poaceae
Marshes and bunds of paddy
fi elds
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Naupalgadi
45.
Echinochloa crus-galli
(L.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy fi elds
Herb
India, Southeast Asia, and
Africa
Balramgadi
46.
Echinochloa stagnina
(Retz.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Barnuguna chauk
47.
Eclipta prostrata
(L.) L., Mant.
Asteraceae
Paddy fi elds and moist localities
Herb
Pantropical
Naupalgadi
48.
Eichhornia crassipes
(Mart.)
Solms. in A. & C. DC.
Pontederiaceae
Ponds and wet lowlands
Herb
South America, now
naturalized in the
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
32.
Cyperus digitatus
Roxb.
Cyperaceae
Marshy fi elds
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
33.
Cyperus distans
L. f.
Cyperaceae
Along banks of streams, also in
wastelands and roadsides
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
34.
Cyperus imbricatus
Retz.
Cyperaceae
Wetlands
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
35.
Cyperus iria
L.
Cyperaceae
Degraded deciduous forests,
marshy areas, and paddy fi elds
Herb
Tropical Asia and East
Africa, introduced in the
USA and West Indies
Kuldiha
36.
Cyperus javanicus
Houtt.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in degraded
forests and mangrove forests,
also in the plains
Herb
Pantropical
Barnuguna chauk
37.
Cyperus malaccensis
Lam.
Cyperaceae
Banks of backwaters and ponds
and mangrove forests
Herb
Paleotropics
Barnuguna chauk
38.
Cyperus pangorei
Rottb.
Cyperaceae
Grasslands, river banks and
pools
Herb
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
and Myanmar
Barnuguna chauk
39.
Cyperus tenuispica
Steud.
Cyperaceae
Along streams, paddy fi elds,
and marshy areas
Herb
Tropical and subtropical
Africa and Asia
Haldipada
40.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(L.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy lands and open areas
Herb
Native of South America,
naturalized in Paleotropics
Nilgiri
41.
Dalbergia candenatensis
(Dennst.)
Prain
Fabaceae
Mangrove swamps
Climber
Indo-Malesia, China, and
Australia
Balramgadi
42.
Derris scandens
(Roxb.) Benth.
Fabaceae
Deciduous forests, also in
mangrove forests and sacred
groves
Climber
Indo-Malesia
Kuldiha
43.
Derris trifoliata
Lour.
Fabaceae
Along banks of backwaters and
mangrove forests
Climber
Paleotropics
Bhitarkanika
44.
Echinochloa colona
(L.) Link.
Poaceae
Marshes and bunds of paddy
fi elds
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Naupalgadi
45.
Echinochloa crus-galli
(L.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy fi elds
Herb
India, Southeast Asia, and
Africa
Balramgadi
46.
Echinochloa stagnina
(Retz.)
P. Beauv.
Poaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Barnuguna chauk
47.
Eclipta prostrata
(L.) L., Mant.
Asteraceae
Paddy fi elds and moist localities
Herb
Pantropical
Naupalgadi
48.
Eichhornia crassipes
(Mart.)
Solms. in A. & C. DC.
Pontederiaceae
Ponds and wet lowlands
Herb
South America, now
naturalized in the
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
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