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Scientific Name: Vallisneria spiralis
English Name: Eel-grass, Tape-grass, Wild Celery.
Local/Bangla Name: Pata jhanji (পাতা ঝাঁঝি), Baicha (বাইচা), Bicha (বিচা)
Photo: Andrey Efremov (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Description:
It is a perennial, submerged aquatic plant that grows entirely underwater.The leaves are basal, narrow, linear ribbon-shaped and serrated along the margins. The plant does not have distinct stems above the waterline. Instead, it sends out long, slender rhizomes that anchor the plant in the substrate and give rise to the basal rosette of leaves. The flowers are small, monoecious, inconspicuous, and lack petals.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It grows in freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds, and haors. It is widely distributed throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is a submerged aquatic weed
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information
