| Nechamandra | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrilloideae |
| Genus: | Nechamandra Planch. |
| Species: | N. alternifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Thwaites | |
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Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae. The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia. It is found in slow moving fresh water.
Distribution and habitat
This is a rare plant in lakes and ponds. It is known from Asian fresh waters of Sudan, Socotra, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Chromosome number
Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India and Myanmar.
References
- Juffe Bignoli, D. (2011). "Nechamandra alternifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169039A6566565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169039A6566565.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513
- ^ Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, Nb. Tanaka, and J. Murata (2009) New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (3) Caldesia parnassifolia, Nechamandra alternifolia, Potamogeton maackianus and P. octandrus. Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 321-329.
- Ito, Y. (2013) New records of aquatic plants for the flora of Thailand: Nechamandra alternifolia and Potamogeton octandrus. Thai Forest Bulletin 41: 140-144
- "Tropicos | Name - !Nechamandra Planch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nechamandra alternifolia |
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| Vallisneria alternifolia | |
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