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Scientific Name: Salvinia cucullata
English Name: Asian Watermoss, Common Salvinia
Local/Bangla Name: Indurkani (ইঁদুর কানি), Kantopa (কানটোপা)
Photo: Chen Shu (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Salviniales
Family: Salviniaceae
Description:
It is a small, aquatic fern that floats freely on the water’s surface. Its rhizome grows horizontally in a zigzag pattern just below the waterline. The plant exhibits two types of fronds: submerged ones that are thread-like, and floating ones that are cup-shaped and sit on the water’s surface. The floating leaves have stalks and are hairy on their upper surface.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
This fern is commonly found in freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds, and slow-moving canals. ,This species is abundant and commonly found throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is a floating aquatic weed.
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