Nechamandra

Nechamandra
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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
Synonyms
	Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight; Lagarosiphon alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Druce; Nechamandra roxburghii Planch.; Lagarosiphon roxburghii (Planch.) Benth.;

Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae.³ The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia.² It is found in slow moving fresh water.³

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.⁴⁵⁶

Chromosome number

Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India³ and Myanmar.⁴

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.

[IUCN-1] 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.

[e-2] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[CookandLuond-3] Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513

[Itoetal2009-4] 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.

[5] Ito, Y. (2013) New records of aquatic plants for the flora of Thailand: Nechamandra alternifolia and Potamogeton octandrus. Thai Forest Bulletin 41: 140-144

[6] "Tropicos | Name - !Nechamandra Planch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

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Nechamandra

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)¹
Scientific classification
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
Synonyms²
Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight Lagarosiphon alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Druce Nechamandra roxburghii Planch. Lagarosiphon roxburghii (Planch.) Benth.