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Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.

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Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBoottia alata Gagnep.
synonymBoottia bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. & Vaniot
synonymBoottia lanceolata Gagnep.
synonymBoottia thorelii Gagnep.
synonymDamasonium alismoides (L.) R.Br.
synonymDamasonium indicum Willd., nom. superfl.
synonymDamasonium javanicum Blume
synonymDamasonium lactucifolium Planch.
synonymDamasonium lancifolium C.Presl
synonymDamasonium timorense Zipp. ex Span., nom. superfl.
synonymDamasonium tranquebariense Schult.f.
synonymHydrocharis bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot
synonymHymenotheca latifolia Salisb.
synonymOttelia alata (Gagnep.) H.Li
synonymOttelia alismoides var. cordifolia Kuntze
synonymOttelia alismoides var. javanica (Blume) Kuntze
synonymOttelia alismoides var. lacustris (Kom.) Kitag.
synonymOttelia alismoides var. lanceolata Kuntze
synonymOttelia alismoides var. oryzetorum (Kom.) Kitag.
synonymOttelia bodinieri (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Dandy
synonymOttelia condorensis Gagnep.
synonymOttelia dioecia S.Z.Yan
synonymOttelia ensiformis Blanco
synonymOttelia hoffmeisteri Klotzsch
synonymOttelia indica (Willd.) Planch. ex Dalzell & A.Gibson, nom. superfl.
synonymOttelia japonica Miq.
synonymOttelia javanica (Blume) Voigt
synonymOttelia lactucifolia (Planch.) Walp.
synonymOttelia lanceolata (Gagnep.) Dandy
synonymOttelia philippinensis Ostenf.
synonymOttelia thorelii (Gagnep.) Dandy
synonymStratiotes alismoides L.
synonymStratiotes quinquealatus Stokes, nom. superfl.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Hentepa/ Kechoir/ Panikola
  • Panikola
Bengali
  • Parmikalla
Kannada
  • Hasiru Neeru Paathre
  • Kottigensu Balli
Malayalam
  • Ottel-ambel
Marathi
  • Bhat(Rice)-kamal
  • Olek-alsem
Other
  • Damasonium alismoides (L.) R.Br
  • Duck Lettuce
  • Stratiotes alismoides L.
  • Water-plantain Ottelia
Tamil
  • Nirkkuliri
Telugu
  • Edukula Thaamara
  • Neeru Veniki
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Aquatic herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Zhuang, X. Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Homsombath, K. & Meng, M. Contributors: Drius, M. Justification: This aquatic plants is widely distributed in north-astern Africa, South Korea, eastern and southeast of Asia and the tropical regions of Australia. It grows in shallow waters, ponds and in rice fields. It has been reported from many countries across tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia and covers a wide geographic range. It faces no major threats and is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No information available. List of Conservation Actions: 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.4.1
    IUCN and ZOO 2011
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      Diagnostic Keys
      No Data
      📚 Natural History
      Cyclicity
      Flowering & fruiting during Autumn.
      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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        Morphology
        An aquatic submerged herb, sometimes with partially floating leaves. Leaves radical, crowded, the submerged ones are narrow, the floating leaves are long-petioled, ovate-lanceolate, oblong or cordate. Flowers solitary, hermaphrodite, sessile within a tubular, long-peduncled spathe. Sepals 3, linear or oblong. Petals 3, larger, obovate or orbicular, with fleshy basal appendages, white. Stamens 6-15, 2-5-seriate; anthers erect. Carpels connate, ovary 6-celled, ovules many. Fruit oblong,enclosed in the spathe, 3-6 winged, seeds many. It is found in stagnant water bodies all over the state.
        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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          Miscellaneous Details
          An accepted synonym is Stratiotes alismoides L.; Its common name is Duck-lettuce.
          IUCN and ZOO 2011
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Habitat and Ecology: This species grows in shallow water edges and ponds and in rice field in southeast Asia. Systems: Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.7, 5.8, 15, 15.8
            IUCN and ZOO 2011
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              River banks, streams, ponds, ditches, puddles
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                Description
                Range Description: Widely distributed in northeastern Africa, South Korea, eastern and southeast Asia and the tropical regions of Australia. It is introduced in North America, where it is considered invasive. Countries - Native: Australia (Coral Sea Is. Territory, Northern Territory); Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Introduced: United StatesChina (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Egypt; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Japan; Korea, Republic of; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Malaysia; Nepal; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Philippines; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
                IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal; China, Japan, Nepal, Sri Lanka

                  Indian Distribution

                  Barak Valley, Kamrup (Guwahati)

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Demography and Conservation
                    Trends
                    Population: No information available. Population Trend: Unknown
                    IUCN and ZOO 2011
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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: 2010 Assessor/s: Zhuang, X. Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Homsombath, K. & Meng, M. Contributors: Drius, M. Justification: This aquatic plants is widely distributed in north-astern Africa, South Korea, eastern and southeast of Asia and the tropical regions of Australia. It grows in shallow waters, ponds and in rice fields. It has been reported from many countries across tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia and covers a wide geographic range. It faces no major threats and is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No information available. List of Conservation Actions: 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.4.1
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                        Threats
                        Major Threat (s): The major threats in Yunnan included human exploitation, habitat degradation and pollution. No global major threats have been reported. List of Threats: 5, 5.4, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 6, 6.1,7, 7.3,9, 9.1, 9.1.1
                        IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses

                          System of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine
                          Folk medicine
                          Siddha
                          Siddha
                          Traditional chinese medicine
                          Traditional chinese medicine
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2831
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                            Fruits are eaten in upper Assam, quite agreeable in taste.
                            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.
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
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                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              4. Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              8. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Li, H. 1985. The flourishing and declinning of Ottelia acuminata in the Lake Dian Chi. Jouranl of Yunnan University: 13-1472.; 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.; Yu, D., Chomg, Y., Tu, M., Wamg, X. and Zhou, X. 1998. Study on the threatened aquatic higher plant species of China. Chinese Biodiversity 6(1): 13-21.
                              9. Citation: Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              10. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Li, H. 1985. The flourishing and declinning of Ottelia acuminata in the Lake Dian Chi. Jouranl of Yunnan University: 13-1472.; 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.; Yu, D., Chomg, Y., Tu, M., Wamg, X. and Zhou, X. 1998. Study on the threatened aquatic higher plant species of China. Chinese Biodiversity 6(1): 13-21.
                              11. Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              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=2831
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                              2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                              3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                              4. Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              8. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Li, H. 1985. The flourishing and declinning of Ottelia acuminata in the Lake Dian Chi. Jouranl of Yunnan University: 13-1472.; 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.; Yu, D., Chomg, Y., Tu, M., Wamg, X. and Zhou, X. 1998. Study on the threatened aquatic higher plant species of China. Chinese Biodiversity 6(1): 13-21.
                              9. Citation: Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              10. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Li, H. 1985. The flourishing and declinning of Ottelia acuminata in the Lake Dian Chi. Jouranl of Yunnan University: 13-1472.; 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.; Yu, D., Chomg, Y., Tu, M., Wamg, X. and Zhou, X. 1998. Study on the threatened aquatic higher plant species of China. Chinese Biodiversity 6(1): 13-21.
                              11. Zhuang, X. 2010. Ottelia alismoides. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                              15. 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=2831

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassLiliopsida
                              OrderAlismatales
                              FamilyHydrocharitaceae
                              GenusOttelia
                              SpeciesOttelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
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