Species profile

Accepted name
Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Thwaites Species
Common names
nechamandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Nechamandra
IUCN Red List
Least concern
Distribution
Southern Asia; Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China Southeast
Basionym
Vallisneria alternifolia Roxb. ex Wight
Published in
Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 332 (1864)

Media and observations

Bangladesh, China (Southern), India (Eastern, Northern, Southern), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Yemen, and Sudan. (Chromosome studies in the aquatic monocots of Myanmar: A brief review with additional records)

Chromosome counts: 2n = 16 (Fig. 4; After Ito et al. 2009; reproduced with publisher's permission). (Chromosome studies in the aquatic monocots of Myanmar: A brief review with additional records)

GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-09. Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/2865574 https://www.gbif.org/species/2865574 · Last updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:32 AM