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Local Name Mexican Sword-plant
Botanical Name Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng
Common Name Mexican Sword-plant
Family Alismataceae
Distribution It is cultivated in India including Odisha.
Habit Herb
Short Description It is an aquatic plant with broad, palmate leaves and delicate, floating flowers. It thrives in calm, shallow water and is often used in ornamental ponds and water gardens.
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Descriptions

It is an aquatic perennial plant characterized by its floating leaves and delicate, fringed white flowers. The leaves are broadly ovate, glossy, and typically float on the water's surface, often with a reddish hue on the underside. The flowers have five petals. This plant has a rhizomatous growth habit, spreading horizontally through the water.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

Throughout the year

Use(s)

It is used for ornamental purposes.