Nechamandra

Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae.^[3] The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia.^[2] It is found in slow moving fresh water.^[3]

Nechamandra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Hydrocharitaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrilloideae
Genus:	Nechamandra Planch.
Species:	N. alternifolia
Binomial name
Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Thwaites
Synonyms[2]
Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight Lagarosiphon alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Druce Nechamandra roxburghii Planch. Lagarosiphon roxburghii (Planch.) Benth.

Distribution and habitat

This is a rare plant in lakes and ponds. It is known from Asian fresh waters of Sudan, Socotra, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[4][5][6]

Chromosome number

Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India^[3] and Myanmar.^[4]