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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
87.
Ludwigia adscendens
(L.) H. Hara
Onagraceae
Ponds and ditches
Herb
Continental Asia, Malesia,
and Australia
Kuldiha
88.
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
(G. Don)
Exell
Onagraceae
Marshy places
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
89.
Ludwigia octovalvis
(Jacq.)
P.H. Raven
Onagraceae
Marshy places
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
90.
Ludwigia perennis
L.
Onagraceae
Waterlogged areas in grasslands
Herb
Tropical Africa, Asia, and
Australia
Chandipur
91.
Ludwigia peruviana
(L.) H. Hara
Onagraceae
Marshy areas
Shrub
Originally from America,
now naturalized
throughout the Old World
Panchalingeswar
92.
Marsilea polycarpa
Hook. & Grev.
Marsileaceae
Pools and streams
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
93.
Monochoria vaginalis
(Burm. f.)
Presl
Pontederiaceae
Paddy fi elds and wet lowlands
Herb
India to China, Malesia,
and Japan
Chandipur
94.
Najas graminea
Del.
Najadaceae
Pools and streams
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
95.
Najas indica
(Willd.) Cham.
Najadaceae
Streams, ditches, and ponds
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Chandipur
96.
Nelumbo nucifera
Gaertn.
Nelumbonaceae
Freshwater ponds and lakes,
also grown as an ornamental
plant
Herb
South and East Asia to far
eastern Russia and to
Australia
Balramgadi
97.
Nymphaea nouchali
Burm. f.
Nymphaeaceae
Ponds and pools in plains
Herb
Indo-Malesia and tropical
Africa
Balramgadi
98.
Nymphaea pubescens
Willd.
Nymphaeaceae
Freshwater pools, lakes, and
fl ooded paddy fi elds
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Naupalgadi
99.
Nymphaea rubra
Roxb. ex Salisb.
Nymphaeaceae
Ponds
Herb
Native of Europe
Naupalgadi
100.
Nymphoides hydrophylla
(Lour.)
O. Ktze
Menyanthaceae
Ditches and ponds
Herb
Indo-Malesia and South
China
Jaleswar
101.
Oryza rufi pogon
Griff.
Poaceae
Marshy grasslands
Herb
India, Sri Lanka, and
tropical Australia
Balramgadi
102.
Oryza sativa
L.
Poaceae
Cultivated
Herb
Widely cultivated
Balramgadi
103.
Ottelia alismoides
(L.) Pers.
Hydrocharitaceae
Ponds and streams
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Pacifi c
Islands and East Asia
Naupalgadi
104.
Pandanus fascicularis
Lam.
Pandanaceae
Mangrove forests and sea coasts
Shrub
Tropical and subtropical
Asia
Naupalgadi
105.
Panicum repens
L.
Poaceae
Wetlands, marshy areas of
grasslands, and wastelands
Herb
Tropics and subtropics of
both hemispheres
Balramgadi
Table 1.1
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K.A. Sujana et al.
Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
87.
Ludwigia adscendens
(L.) H. Hara
Onagraceae
Ponds and ditches
Herb
Continental Asia, Malesia,
and Australia
Kuldiha
88.
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
(G. Don)
Exell
Onagraceae
Marshy places
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
89.
Ludwigia octovalvis
(Jacq.)
P.H. Raven
Onagraceae
Marshy places
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
90.
Ludwigia perennis
L.
Onagraceae
Waterlogged areas in grasslands
Herb
Tropical Africa, Asia, and
Australia
Chandipur
91.
Ludwigia peruviana
(L.) H. Hara
Onagraceae
Marshy areas
Shrub
Originally from America,
now naturalized
throughout the Old World
Panchalingeswar
92.
Marsilea polycarpa
Hook. & Grev.
Marsileaceae
Pools and streams
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
93.
Monochoria vaginalis
(Burm. f.)
Presl
Pontederiaceae
Paddy fi elds and wet lowlands
Herb
India to China, Malesia,
and Japan
Chandipur
94.
Najas graminea
Del.
Najadaceae
Pools and streams
Herb
Pantropical
Chandipur
95.
Najas indica
(Willd.) Cham.
Najadaceae
Streams, ditches, and ponds
Herb
Tropical Asia and Africa
Chandipur
96.
Nelumbo nucifera
Gaertn.
Nelumbonaceae
Freshwater ponds and lakes,
also grown as an ornamental
plant
Herb
South and East Asia to far
eastern Russia and to
Australia
Balramgadi
97.
Nymphaea nouchali
Burm. f.
Nymphaeaceae
Ponds and pools in plains
Herb
Indo-Malesia and tropical
Africa
Balramgadi
98.
Nymphaea pubescens
Willd.
Nymphaeaceae
Freshwater pools, lakes, and
fl ooded paddy fi elds
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Naupalgadi
99.
Nymphaea rubra
Roxb. ex Salisb.
Nymphaeaceae
Ponds
Herb
Native of Europe
Naupalgadi
100.
Nymphoides hydrophylla
(Lour.)
O. Ktze
Menyanthaceae
Ditches and ponds
Herb
Indo-Malesia and South
China
Jaleswar
101.
Oryza rufi pogon
Griff.
Poaceae
Marshy grasslands
Herb
India, Sri Lanka, and
tropical Australia
Balramgadi
102.
Oryza sativa
L.
Poaceae
Cultivated
Herb
Widely cultivated
Balramgadi
103.
Ottelia alismoides
(L.) Pers.
Hydrocharitaceae
Ponds and streams
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Pacifi c
Islands and East Asia
Naupalgadi
104.
Pandanus fascicularis
Lam.
Pandanaceae
Mangrove forests and sea coasts
Shrub
Tropical and subtropical
Asia
Naupalgadi
105.
Panicum repens
L.
Poaceae
Wetlands, marshy areas of
grasslands, and wastelands
Herb
Tropics and subtropics of
both hemispheres
Balramgadi
Table 1.1
(continued)
K.A. Sujana et al.