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Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.

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Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.
Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAlisma kotschyi Hochst.
synonymAlisma obtusifolium (L.) Thwaites
synonymAlisma sagittifolium Willd.
synonymCaldesia sagittarioides Ostenf.
synonymDipseudochorion sagittifolium (Willd.) Buchenau
synonymLimnophyton obtusifolium var. lunatum
synonymLimnophyton parvifolium Peter
synonymSagittaria nymphaeifolia Hochst.
synonymSagittaria obtusifolia L.
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Chuli-tamara
Other
  • Blunt Arrowhead
  • English- Arrow Head
Tamil
  • Kalaralakam
  • Kalattirkki
  • Nirchempu
  • குதிரைக்குளம்படி Kudirai Kulambadi
Telugu
  • Gurrapu Dekka Chettu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Arisdason, W., Narasimhan, D. & Gunaga, S. Justification: Fairly widespread in Africa and Asia with no report of any known major threat to this plant. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
    IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Annual, erect, 60-90 cm tall herb. Leaves broadly ovate, sagittate, with spreading, acute triangular lobes and 15-30 cm long, pellucid-punctate, obtuse or emarginate at the apex. Petiole 30-80 cm long, triangular, spongy. Peduncle as long as the petioles, triangular. Flowers 5-10 in each whorl; pedicels 2.5-5 cm long, reflexed and thickened in fruit. Bracts triangular-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 1 cm broad, bracteoles minute. Sepals ovate-elliptic, 4-6 mm long, 2-3.5 mm broad, obtuse, green. Petals delicate, obovate-elliptic, larger than the sepals. Stamens with c. 3 mm long, basally flattened and thickened filaments; anthers oblong. Achenes obovate, minutely stipitate, 4-6 (-8) mm long, 3-4 mm broad, reticulately ribbed and shortly beaked.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: December-March
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Some authors regard this genus as being monotypic and the rest of the described species as variants of it. However, Susan Carter reporting two species from East Tropical Africa (Carter 1960) remarks the difference between them are constant, and too diverse to be the variations of the same species. She regards the genus as consisting of three species.
          IUCN and ZOO 2011
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Marshy areas
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Habitat and Ecology: This is an aquatic herb that grows at the margin of ponds and in muddy places. Its is rather common. Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 1, 1.6, 1.8, 5, 5.1, 5.7, 5.8, 15, 15.1, 15.2
              IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                Description
                Range Description: Widespread from tropical Africa and Madagascar to India, Sri Lanka and the Malay Islands. Countries - Native: Bangladesh; Bhutan; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mali; Myanmar; Niger; Nigeria; Philippines; Senegal; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam
                IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Pantropical

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Kollam, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Ernakulam

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Demography and Conservation
                    Trends
                    Population: No information on its population. Population Trend: Unknown
                    IUCN and ZOO 2011
                    Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    References 
                      Conservation Status

                      IUCN Red List Category

                      Least Concern
                      Least Concern
                      Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Arisdason, W., Narasimhan, D. & Gunaga, S. Justification: Fairly widespread in Africa and Asia with no report of any known major threat to this plant. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
                      Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      References 
                        Threats
                        Major Threat (s): No threats have been reported.
                        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
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine, Siddha

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2797
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2797
                          Contributors 
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                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                            2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                            3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                            4. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            5. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            9. Carter, S. 1960. Alismataceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed.) (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 1-15. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew.; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. and Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.; Timberlake, J.R. and Martins, E.S. (eds). 2009. Flora Zambesiaca. pp. 208. Kew Publishing, London.; 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.
                            10. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            12. Carter, S. 1960. Alismataceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed.) (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 1-15. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew.; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. and Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.; Timberlake, J.R. and Martins, E.S. (eds). 2009. Flora Zambesiaca. pp. 208. Kew Publishing, London.; 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.
                            1. Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 3: 242. 1855; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 560. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1595(1113). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 435. 1984; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 258. 1991; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 730. 2009.
                            2. Sagittaria obtusifolia L., Sp. Pl. 993. 1753.
                            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=2797
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                            2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                            3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                            4. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            5. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            9. Carter, S. 1960. Alismataceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed.) (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 1-15. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew.; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. and Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.; Timberlake, J.R. and Martins, E.S. (eds). 2009. Flora Zambesiaca. pp. 208. Kew Publishing, London.; 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.
                            10. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Limnophyton obtusifolium. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
                            12. Carter, S. 1960. Alismataceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed.) (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 1-15. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew.; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. and Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.; Timberlake, J.R. and Martins, E.S. (eds). 2009. Flora Zambesiaca. pp. 208. Kew Publishing, London.; 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.
                            15. Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 3: 242. 1855; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 560. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1595(1113). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 435. 1984; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 258. 1991; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 730. 2009.
                            16. Sagittaria obtusifolia L., Sp. Pl. 993. 1753.
                            17. 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=2797
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                            📚 Meta data
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                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassLiliopsida
                            OrderAlismatales
                            FamilyAlismataceae
                            GenusLimnophyton
                            SpeciesLimnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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