Indotristicha
Genus of plants
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Indotristicha ramosissima is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[2] It is the sole species in genus Indotristicha.[3]
| Indotristicha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Indotristicha P.Royen (1959) |
| Species: | I. ramosissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Indotristicha ramosissima (Wight) P.Royen (1959) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
It is an aquatic annual or perennial endemic to southwestern India.
It is widespread in rivers flowing from the Western Ghats in southwestern India, in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and can be locally abundant.[1]
Species
The genus formerly contained a second species, Indotristicha tirunelveliana B.D.Sharma, Karthik. & B.V.Shetty. It was placed into its own genus as Paradalzellia tirunelveliana in 2022.[4]