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Scientific Name: Lemna perpusilla
English Name: Tiny duckweed
Local/Bangla Name: Khudipana (খুদি পানা), Kutipana (কুটিপানা)
Photo: Eduard Garin (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Description:
This aquatic herb floats freely in freshwater habitats, typically bearing 1-3 leaves and a single rootstock. The leaves are ovate to obovate-oblong, with smooth margins and obtuse ends, appearing green. A transparent stipe is present, and the budding pouch is aligned with the leaf margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Its habitat includes freshwater ponds, ditches, lakes, slow-moving canals, rice fields, and other stagnant water bodies. This species is widespread across Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is a floating aquatic weed.
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