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Scientific Name: Najas minor
English Name: Brittle Najad, Brittle Waternymph
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Local/Bangla Name: Jhaudham (ঝাউ ধাম)
Photo: konstantin_m (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Description:
A monoecious submerged aquatic herb with delicate, branching stems. The stems lack spines and become bushy near the apex due to closely packed curved leaves. Leaf sheaths are truncated or lacerated, and leaf blades are linear with obtuse tips, featuring a few broad-based upturned spinules along the margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits stagnant freshwater bodies like ponds, lakes and sluggish rivers. It is widespread across Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is a submerged aquatic weed.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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