Najas madagascariensis

Madagascar water nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Najas
Species: N. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Najas madagascariensis
Rendle

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

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