A Critical Study of Aquatic and Marshy Angiospermic Diversity of Bihar
Keywords:
Ceratophyllum Submersum L., Cultural DiversityAbstract
As producers, aquatic and marshy angiospermic plants are most important component in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. It is therefore necessary to record and to assess the diversity and potentiality of these aquatic plant communities. In the present study on aquatic and marshy angiosperms of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, 201 species belonging to 115 genera of 50 families were identified. Out of total 201 species, 107 were dicot species belonging to 65 genera of 33 families while 94 species were monocot belonging to 50 genera of 17 families. During the survey of studied area Ceratophyllum submersum L. was first time reported from Gangetic plain.
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