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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
Polypleurum wallichii is known from northeastern India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. In India, it is distributed in Meghalaya and Assam. It has also been reported from Kannur, Kozhikode and Palghat of Kerala.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; India (Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population:
No information available.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It is an annual or sometimes a perennial in deep waters. It grows in fast flowing streams and rivers and on submerged rocks.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The trade and use in this species is not known.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Threats to the species have not been reported although the localities in Cambodia, Lao and Thailand are scenic areas and therefore may be impacted by tourism in the future.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
The species has been recorded in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand. More research in species ecology and population status is recommended. The identity of the population occurring in southern India needs to be established taxonomically.
Citation: Rehel, S. 2011. Polypleurum wallichii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176975A7343623. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176975A7343623.en. Downloaded on 11 November 2016.
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