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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Limnophila repens is distributed in tropical Asia (Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) and Australia. In India the species is seen in Assam, Chattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal (Cook 1996), Madhya Pradesh (Singh 1997), Maharashtra (Godbole and Prasad 2001), Tamil Nadu (Henry and Chitra. 1987), Andhra Pradesh (Sadasivaiah pers. comm.).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population:
Widespread in marshy areas and in rice fields particularly in low lying areas. It often develops quite large patches and maybe locally dominant (Cook 1996).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is an annual plant growing in marshy places, rice fields particularly in low lying areas (Cook 1996). It is a very variable aquatic herb growing in wet places (Henry and Chitra 1987) and moist sandy soil (Singh 1997).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: It is used for making essential oil (Kaushik 1988) and also used to treat leucoderma by Chakma Tribes in Bangladesh (Rahman et al. 2007). Leaves smell and taste slightly like lemon; they are sometimes added to betel in paan (Cook 1996).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known or needed for this species.
Citation: Kumar, B. 2011. Limnophila repens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177117A7369357. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177117A7369357.en. Downloaded on 03 August 2016.
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