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Najas madagascariensis

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Madagascar water nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Najas
Species:
N. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Najas madagascariensis

Najas madagascariensis, called the Madagascar water nymph, is an aquatic plant growing in fresh water ponds. It is native known from Madagascar and naturalized on the Island of Mauritius.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Alfred Barton Rendle. 1899. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 5: 402–403, t. 40: f. 55–63, Najas madagascariensis