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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
49.
Eleocharis acutangula
(Roxb.)
Schult.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in grasslands
Herb
Pantropical
Balramgadi
50.
Eleocharis dulcis
(Burm. f.) Trimen
ex Hensch.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas and mangroves
Herb
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
51.
Eleocharis spiralis
(Rottb.) Roem.
& Schult.
Cyperaceae
Wet areas in grasslands and
mangroves
Herb
Paleotropics
Naupalgadi
52.
Eragrostis unioloides
(Retz.) Nees
ex Steud.
Poaceae
Streams, banks of backwaters,
and waste places
Herb
Southeast Asia, India, and
Africa
Naupalgadi
53.
Excoecaria agallocha
L.
Euphorbiaceae
Banks of backwaters and
mangrove forests
Tree
Indo-Malesia to Australia
and Pacifi c islands
Balramgadi
54.
Fimbristylis argentea
(Rottb.) Vahl
Cyperaceae
Wet or moist sandy grounds,
grasslands and in rice fi elds
Herb
South and Southeast Asia
Balramgadi
55.
Floscopa scandens
Lour.
Commelinaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Kuldiha
56.
Fuirena ciliaris
(L.) Roxb.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in grasslands and
paddy fi elds
Herb
Pantropical
Balramgadi
57.
Glinus oppositifolius
(L.) A. DC.
Molluginaceae
Open areas, lakeshores, and
stream banks
Herb
Pantropical
Balramgadi
58.
Heliotropium indicum
L.
Boraginaceae
Along lakeshores and paddy
fi elds during summer
Herb
Pantropical
Balramgadi
59.
Hydrilla verticillata
(L.f.) Royle
Hydrocharitaceae
Stagnant ponds
Herb
Asia, Europe, and Africa
Balramgadi
60.
Hydrolea zeylanica
(L.) Vahl
Hydrophyllaceae
Wet sandy areas near water
bodies
Herb
Pantropical
Karanja
61.
Hygrophila schulli
(Buch.-Ham.)
M. R. & S. M. Almeida
Acanthaceae
Paddy fi elds and other moist
localities
Herb
India, Myanmar, and
Indo-China
Balramgadi
62.
Ipomoea aquatica
Forssk.
Convolvulaceae
Ponds and lakes
Herb
Pantropics
Balramgadi
63.
Ipomoea carnea
Jack. ssp. fi stulosa
(Mart. ex Choisy) Austin
Convolvulaceae
In marshy areas along the banks
of streams and paddy fi elds, also
grown as hedge plant
Shrub
Native of America, now
Pantropical
Panchalingeswar
64.
Isachne globosa
(Thunb.) O. Ktze.
Poaceae
Wetlands
Herb
Tropical Asia
Balramgadi
65.
Isachne miliacea
Roth
Poaceae
Marshy fi elds, wetlands, along
the streams, and paddy fi elds
Herb
India, China and Southeast
Asia
66.
Ischaemum indicum
(Houtt.) Merr.
Poaceae
Moist areas
Herb
America, Australia, and
Southeast Asia
Balramgadi
67.
Kandelia candel
(L.) Druce
Rhizophoraceae
Mangrove swamps
Tree
Indo-Melasia and China
68.
Kyllinga bulbosa
P. Beauv.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
Table 1.1
(continued)
K.A. Sujana et al.