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Wetlands and aquatic vegetation |
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These vegetation
types are confined to lowlands and midlands. In the ponds, lakes, lagoons and
marshy areas where plants like Aponogeton natans, Ceratophyllum demersum,
Hydrilla verticillata, Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea nouchali, Nymphaea pubescens,
Nymphoides cristata, Nymphoides macrosperma, Ottelia alsinoides, Utricularia
spp., thrive. While species like Najas graminea, Polypleurum spp., Zeylanidium
olivaceum, etc. are attached to submerged rocks in the rivers. Semiaquatic
species such as Eriocaulon spp., Hydrophylla schulli, Hydrolea zeylanica,
Monochoria vaginalis, Lindernia spp., etc. are found in marshy areas and
banks of ponds and lake shores. |
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