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Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl

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Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBoottia mairei H.Lév.
synonymGomphima vaginalis (Burm.f.) Raf.
synonymMonochoria junghuhniana Hassk.
synonymMonochoria linearis (Hassk.) Miq.
synonymMonochoria loureiroi Kunth, nom. superfl.
synonymMonochoria ovata Kunth
synonymMonochoria pauciflora (Blume) Kunth
synonymMonochoria plantaginea (Roxb.) Kunth
synonymMonochoria vaginalis var. angustifolia G.X.Wang
synonymMonochoria vaginalis var. pauciflora (Blume) Merr.
synonymMonochoria vaginalis var. plantaginea (Roxb.) Solms
synonymPontederia alba Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud.
synonymPontederia cordata Lour., nom. illeg.
synonymPontederia lanceolata Wall. ex Kunth
synonymPontederia linearis Hassk.
synonymPontederia loureiroana Schult. & Schult.f.
synonymPontederia ovata Hook. & Arn., nom. illeg.
synonymPontederia pauciflora Blume
synonymPontederia plantaginea Roxb.
synonymPontederia racemosa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., nom. nud.
synonymPontederia vaginalis Burm.f.
synonymPontederia vaginata Royle, orth. var.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bhat meteka
  • Pani-meteka/ Bhat-meteka/ Bhainsa/ Bhainsa-kachu/ Kashori
Malayalam
  • Kakkapola
  • Karimkovalum
  • Kolachempu
Other
  • Oval Leaf Pondweed
  • Pontederia vaginalis Burm.f.
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2009 Assessor/s: Lansdown, R. Reviewer/s: Kaplan, Z. & Bilz, M. Justification: This is a widespread species which faces no major threats. It is considered as an invasive plant in some countries and as a useful medicinal herb in Asia. It is listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures in place.
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        Diagnostic Keys
        Description
        Erect, semi-aquatic herbs, 15-45 cm tall. Leaves 3-8 x 1.5-4.5 cm obvate, base cordate, apex abruptly accuminate, thinly coriaceous; petiole 8-26 cm long, sheathing at base. Inflorescence of solitary terminal raceme, to 9 cm long, from upper nodes of emergent stems. Flowers c. 2 cm across, regular; pedicel 1-1.8cm long; bracts membraneous. Perianth campanulate, deeply lobed; lobes 3+3, deep blue, 0.8-1.2 x 0.5-0.6 cm, oblong-obovate. Stamens 6; filaments subequal. Ovary, c. 5 mm long, globose, 3-locular; ovules many per locule; style to 5 mm long; stigma 3-lobbed. Capsule to 1 x 0.8 cm, oblong. Seeds many, c. 6 mm, oblong, ribbed, transversely striate between ribs.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flower blooms during March to July
          Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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            Flowering and fruiting: July-November
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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              Morphology
              Same as Monochoria hastata but here the root stock is short, leaves ovate or ovate-cordate, flowers short-pedicelled and number of flower in the raceme is more.
              Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat

                Habitat

                Freshwater
                Freshwater
                Marshes, ditches, ponds, jheels
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                  Paddy fields and wet lowlands
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                    Habitat and Ecology: An annual or pseudo-annual in flooded rice fields, but may grow as a perennial in constantly flooded areas. Also found in ditches, ponds, and swamps. Systems: Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 15, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9
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                      Description
                      Global Distribution

                      India to China, Malesia and Japan

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                        Global Distribution

                        India: Assam, Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal; Australia

                        Indian Distribution

                        Barak Valley

                        Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                          Range Description: Wide distribution in South East Asia from Iran, Philippines and Indonesia, to China, Korea, Japan, and North Australia. Countries - Native: Australia (Coral Sea Is. Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia); Bhutan; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Japan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Russian Federation (Primorye); Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
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                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Demography and Conservation
                            Trends
                            Population: It is a very common species in freshwater habitats across its native range. Population Trend: Unknown
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                              Conservation Status

                              IUCN Red List Category

                              Least Concern
                              Least Concern
                              Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2009 Assessor/s: Lansdown, R. Reviewer/s: Kaplan, Z. & Bilz, M. Justification: This is a widespread species which faces no major threats. It is considered as an invasive plant in some countries and as a useful medicinal herb in Asia. It is listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures in place.
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                                Threats
                                Major Threat (s): No major widespread threats to this species are known.
                                IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                                  📚 Uses and Management
                                  Uses

                                  System of Medicines Used In

                                  Ayurveda
                                  Ayurveda
                                  Folk medicine
                                  Folk medicine
                                  Siddha
                                  Siddha
                                  Traditional chinese medicine
                                  Traditional chinese medicine
                                  Medicinal
                                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                                    System Of Medicines Used In

                                    Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1459
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                                      Young inflorescence & flowers are eaten mostly in lower Assam especially by Bodo, Koch-Rajbongshi etc.
                                      Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                                      Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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                                        📚 Information Listing
                                        References
                                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1459
                                        1. Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                                        2. Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1:128.1827; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1529(1068). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 293. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 417. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 390. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 479. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 403. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 815. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 512. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 517. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 483. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 392. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 731. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 459. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 354. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 727. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 508. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 697. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 884. 2009.
                                        3. Pontederia vaginalis Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 80. 1768.
                                        7. Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.; Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; Holm, L.G., Plucknett, D.L., Pancho, J.V. and Herberger, J.P. 1977. The world's worst weeds. Distribution and biology. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.; Ho, P.H. 1999. Cay Co Vietnam (An illustrated Flora of Vietnam). Nha Xuat Ban Tre, Vietnam.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Amostrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                                        1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                        2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                        3. Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                                        4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                        8. Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.; Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; Holm, L.G., Plucknett, D.L., Pancho, J.V. and Herberger, J.P. 1977. The world's worst weeds. Distribution and biology. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.; Ho, P.H. 1999. Cay Co Vietnam (An illustrated Flora of Vietnam). Nha Xuat Ban Tre, Vietnam.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Amostrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                                        9. Citation: Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                                        Information Listing > References
                                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1459
                                        2. Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                                        3. Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1:128.1827; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1529(1068). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 293. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 417. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 390. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 479. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 403. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 815. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 512. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 517. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 483. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 392. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 731. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 459. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 354. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 727. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 508. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 697. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 884. 2009.
                                        4. Pontederia vaginalis Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 80. 1768.
                                        8. Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.; Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; Holm, L.G., Plucknett, D.L., Pancho, J.V. and Herberger, J.P. 1977. The world's worst weeds. Distribution and biology. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.; Ho, P.H. 1999. Cay Co Vietnam (An illustrated Flora of Vietnam). Nha Xuat Ban Tre, Vietnam.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Amostrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                                        9. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                        10. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                        11. Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                                        12. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                        16. Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.; Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; Holm, L.G., Plucknett, D.L., Pancho, J.V. and Herberger, J.P. 1977. The world's worst weeds. Distribution and biology. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.; Ho, P.H. 1999. Cay Co Vietnam (An illustrated Flora of Vietnam). Nha Xuat Ban Tre, Vietnam.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Amostrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh.; The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                                        17. Citation: Lansdown, R. 2009. Monochoria vaginalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.

                                        Seasonal variations in food plant preferences of reintroduced Rhinos Rhinoceros unicornis (Mammalia: Perrissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) in Manas National Park, Assam, India

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                                        📚 Meta data
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                                        🐾 Taxonomy
                                        RootRoot
                                        KingdomPlantae
                                        PhylumTracheophyta
                                        ClassLiliopsida
                                        OrderCommelinales
                                        FamilyPontederiaceae
                                        GenusMonochoria
                                        SpeciesMonochoria vaginalis (Burm.f.) C.Presl
                                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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