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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species has a pantropical distribution, occurring throughout much of Southeast Asia and parts of Africa, as well as parts of North, Central and South America.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Cambodia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; India (Andaman Is., Assam, Delhi, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Pakistan; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Senegal; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; United States (Alabama - Introduced, Arkansas - Introduced, Florida - Introduced, Georgia - Introduced, Louisiana - Introduced, Mississippi - Introduced, Missouri - Introduced, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas); Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Zambia
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population:
This species is very widespread. It is a rice field weed and is introduced throughout much of the southern United States.
Current Population Trend: Stable
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
This species occurs in seasonally wet areas, on moist soil or on low riverbanks, along ditches, marshes, dry riverbeds and ponds, up to 300 m asl. It is also found in lowland- irrigated and rain-fed rice fields. It can tolerate brackish water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
In Java, young plants and tips of older plants are steamed and eaten with rice (Datta and Banerjee 1978).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known or needed for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2014. Sphenoclea zeylanica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T164176A63303037. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-2.RLTS.T164176A63303037.en. Downloaded on 18 January 2017.
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