Hygroryza aristata (Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Arn.
Family - Poaceae
Common name - Bengal wild rice
Habit - herb
Habitat - Slow floating fresh water bodies
(Photo credit - Sweta Mishra)
Note - Associated species are -
◾ Nelumbium speciosum
◾ Utricularia species
◾ Panicum palludosum
◾ Panicum repens
Medicinal uses - Traditionally it is used as diarrhoea.
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)