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Sl. no.
Botanical name
Family
Habitat
Habit
Distribution
Locality
106.
Paspalum scrobiculatum
L.
Poaceae
Marshes, ponds, wetlands, and
other waterlogged areas
Herb
India and Pakistan
Mirzapur
107.
Persicaria barbata
(L.) H. Hara
Polygonaceae
Along streamsides
Herb
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
108.
Persicaria hydropiper
(L.) Delarbre
Polygonaceae
Moist localities in
semievergreen forests
herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
109.
Persicaria pulchra
(Blume) Soják
Polygonaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Indo-Malesia and Africa
Balramgadi
110.
Phragmites karka
(Retz.) Trin. ex
Steud.
Poaceae
Mangrove swamps and marshy
areas
Herb
Paleotropics
Naupalgadi
111.
Phyla nodifl ora
(L.) Greene
Verbenaceae
Coastal sandy areas, paddy
fi elds, and streamsides
Herb
Tropics and subtropics
Naupalgadi
112.
Pistia stratiotes
L.
Araceae
Ponds and tanks
Herb
Tropics and subtropics
Karanja
113.
Polygala arvensis
Willd.
Polygalaceae
Moist deciduous forests, also in
the plains
Herb
Indo-Malesia to Australia
Kuldiha
114.
Polygala chinensis
L.
Polygalaceae
Moist deciduous forests, also in
the plains
Herb
Indo-Malesia and China
Balramgadi
115.
Polygonum barbatum
L.
Polygonaceae
Along streamsides
Herb
Paleotropics
Balramgadi
116.
Polygonum pubescens
Blume
Polygonaceae
Marshy areas
Herb
Indo-Malesia and East
Asia
Jodachua
117.
Pycreus polystachyos
(Rottb.)
P. Beauv.
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in grasslands
Herb
Widely distributed in the
tropical and subtropical
regions
Naupalgadi
118.
Sacciolepis interrupta
(Willd.)
Stapf
Poaceae
Wetlands
Herb
Tropics of Southeast Asia
and Africa
Balramgadi
119.
Salvinia molesta
D. S. Mitchell
Salviniaceae
Ponds and streams
Herb
Pantropical
Naupalgadi
120.
Schoenoplectiella articulata
(L.)
Lye
Cyperaceae
Marshy areas in grasslands and
wet fallow fi elds
Herb
Indo-Malesia
Naupalgadi
121.
Sesbania javanica
Miq.
Fabaceae
Bunds of paddy fi elds
Shrub
India
Balramgadi
122.
Sesuvium portulacastrum
(L.) L.
Aizoaceae
Near mangrove swamps along
sea coasts
Herb
Pantropical
Naupalgadi
123.
Sonneratia caseolaris
(L.) Engl.
Rhizophoraceae
Along backwaters and
mangrove forests
Tree
Indo-Malesia and Australia
Naupalgadi
124.
Sphenoclea zeylanica
Gaertn.
Sphenocleaceae
Along water courses and
mangrove forests
Herb
Pantropical
Balramgadi
125.
Sporobolus indicus
(L.) R.Br.
Poaceae
Moist and dry deciduous forests
Herb
Pantropical
Kuldiha
126.
Talipariti tiliaceum
(L.) Fryxell
Malvaceae
Along streamside and banks of
tidal streams and mangrove
forests, also grown as live fence
Tree
Pantropics
Balramgadi
127.
Typha angustata
Bory & Chaub.
Typhaceae
Marshy fi elds
Herb
Cosmopolitan
Balramgadi
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1 Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes