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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
Ludwigia hyssopifolia is pantropical in distribution, likely native to America: it has probably been introduced to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. It is also found in Colombia, Congo-Kinshasa, Benin, Egypt, Ghana, Honduras, Iraq, New Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Suriname, and West Polynesia.
In India it is distributed in Andaman & Nicobar islands, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram, Orissa, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Colombia (Colombia (mainland) - Introduced); Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Cuba; Dominica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guyana; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Liberia; Malaysia; Martinique; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Taiwan, Province of China; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam
Introduced:
Benin; Egypt
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 500
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Population [top]
Population: The species is widespread and common. Population data and fluctuation has not been reported.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It is an erect annual herb. It is wide spread growing in wet places, marshes, temporary pools and shallow waters. It is found growing in the plains upto 500 m.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: It is used in making composting and in manuring. The leaves, fruits and root are used in medicine.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The biggest threat to the species is habitat loss. It is caused by change in land use pattern forest and wetland areas are being converted to agricultural and plantation lands. Urbanization and road expansion works are an added factor to land use pattern change. However these threats are quite localised, and this is a very widespread and common species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation activities for the species are not needed.
Citation: Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia hyssopifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177204A7388918. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177204A7388918.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2016.
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