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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
It is a paleotropic species mainly occurring in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and extending to Australia and Japan. In India, it is commonly known in Andaman, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Cook 1996).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia); Benin; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Cameroon; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; India (Andaman Is., Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Japan; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mali; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Philippines; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Uganda; Viet Nam; Yemen
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Population [top]
Population: Common and widespread species.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It is a perennial reed and often very abundant, found in swamps, in shallow water at the margins of lakes, ponds, in and along streams, ditches and irrigation canals (Cook 1996). It is an emergent plant present on the sides and shallow area of the lake in District Bhimber Azad Kashmir, Pakistan (Khuhawar et al. 2009).
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
The young leaves can be used as fodder. The old culms are used for thatching, screens, baskets, paper and reeds for musical instruments (Cook 1996).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are needed for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2011. Phragmites vallatorius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176957A7338671. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176957A7338671.en. Downloaded on 24 October 2016.
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