Pistia stratiotes L.
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Description:
Family:AraceaeLocal name: anthara tamaraA floating water plant inditches and ponds. It has balancing roots to float on the water, and stem modified to off set, a tiny 5 m.m white spadix is seen in the plant. The plant is used to treat skin diseases
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- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
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- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Monocots (Monocotyledons)
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- Araceae (arum family)
- Pistia (pistia)
- Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)
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