Spirodela polyrhiza (L.)Schleid. Family - Araceae Common name - Duckweed, greater duckweed, duckmeat.
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.)Schleid. Family - Araceae Common name - Duckweed, greater duckweed, duckmeat. (Perrenial aquatic plant) ➡️ It produces several minute roots. ➡️ It produces a pouch containing male & female flowers. ➡️ It is ideal system for biofuels, bioremediation & carbon cycling due to its aspects of fast growing. Medicinal uses - ❇ ️The whole plant is used as antipruritic antipyretic, cardiotonic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic. ❇ ️It is used in the treatment of measles, oedema and difficulty in urination. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha www.aprf.co.in
