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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: It is native to southeast Asia and northern Australia. In the Indo-Burma region, it is present in Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar and Lao PDR.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory); Bangladesh; Cambodia; China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan); Hong Kong; India; Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 700
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Population [top]
Population: It is common and widespread throughout its range.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It occurs on permanently wet swamps, freshwater pools, mudflats in rivers, ditches and rice fields, and along canal banks. It is a pure submerged aquatic herb. It has been recorded as a component of floating mat vegetation.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The leaves are laxative and its paste are served to cattle with diarrhoea. It is also used for human consumption. It has also been used for the treatment of wounds, as an alterative, refrigerant, and tonic.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): No major global threats are known, although this species has been listed as threatened in Australia.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species has been classified as vulnerable in the Northern Territory, Australia (NRETAS 2006). In this region, an inferred decline in quality of habitat and population numbers as a result of invasion by exotic weeds has been described.
Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2011. Monochoria hastata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T168865A6543142. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T168865A6543142.en. Downloaded on 22 August 2016.
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