Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Water hyacinth) Free-floating aquatic macrophytes Family - Pontederiaceae Common name - Bilatidala
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Water hyacinth) Free-floating aquatic macrophytes Family - Pontederiaceae Common name - Bilatidala Flowers produce large numbers of long-lived seeds that can remain viable for up to 20 years in sediments. Uses - Antimicrobial activity Antioxidant activity Wound healing activity Antitumor activity larvicidal activity Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in
