Indotristicha ramosissima is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[2] It is the sole species in genus Indotristicha.[3] It is an aquatic annual or perennial endemic to southwestern India.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Indotristicha P.Royen (1959) |
| Species: | I. ramosissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Indotristicha ramosissima (Wight) P.Royen (1959)
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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]
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]
References
edit- ^ a b Arisdason, W. 2011. Indotristicha ramosissima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177076A7351310. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177076A7351310.en. Accessed on 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Indotristicha ramosissima (Wight) P.Royen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Indotristicha P.Royen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Paradalzellia tirunelveliana (B.D.Sharma, Karthik. & B.V.Shetty) Koi, P.L.Uniyal & M.Kato. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.