| Citation |
|
Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species occurs from Pakistan east through India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to southern and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) and south through Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam to Peninsular Malaysia. It is apparently extinct in Bangladesh (Ahmed et al. 2009, eFloras 2011).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; India (Assam, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand; Viet Nam
Regionally extinct:
Bangladesh
Additional data:
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
Population [top]
Population: No information available.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in open seasonally inundated habitats, such as low-lying wet areas, marshland, the margins of pools and rice fields. 0-1,400 m alt.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Used as a food plant.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Its extinction in Bangladesh is attributed to habitat loss (Ahmed et al. 2009); the causes of the habitat loss are not known.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The following measures are proposed for Bangladesh: Intensive field survey, ex-situ conservation, protection of any populations found (Ahmed et al. 2009).
Citation: Lansdown, R.V. 2011. Limnophila micrantha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199712A9121544. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199712A9121544.en. Downloaded on 03 August 2016.
Disclaimer: To make use of this information, please check the .
Feedback: If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please provide us with feedback so that we can correct or extend the information provided
|
