Marsilea minuta
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Species name: Marsilea minuta
Marsilea minuta is a highly plastic and variable pteridophyte. Other species, namely, M. brachycarpa, M. brachypus, M. gracilenta and M. maheshwari also fall within the range of variation and probably are different environmentally induced phenotypes (Cook). All Marsilea species are found in Africa and in India highlighting the fact that India was once upon a time connected to Madagascar.
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Names of users who have contributed to this species page | Gauravm | |
| Date on which this page was first created | 2010/08/21 | |
| This page was last modified on: | 6 September 2010 15:37:10 | |
| Name of the species | Marsilea minuta | |
| ID on Encyclopedia of Life | ||
| Synonyms | Please check Binomial Classification section for synonyms. | |
| Common English Names | Dwarf waterclover, Small waterclover | |
| Common Hindi Names | चौपतिरा Chaupatira | |
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Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life
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| Regnum (Kingdom) | Plantae |
| Division | Pteridophyta |
| Class | Filicopsida |
| Order | Hydropteridales |
| Family | Marsileaceae |
| Genus | Marsilea |
| Source of data | ' |
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Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life
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General morphology
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| General morphological features of the plant | The plant is highly variable. It appears cushion-like on dry lans, but in water is spreading and creeping. Internodes 0.5-20cm long. Petioles 2-8cm long on land and upto 25 cm or more in water. Leaflets a maximum of 2.5 cm. Sporocarp stalks simple, numerous, arising one above the other near base of leaf stalk. These sporocarps are usually crowded and in groups of 2-3.
All Marsilea species possess creeping or floating stems/ The leaves are spirally rolled when young. The petioles terminate in four leaflets. The margin of leaves is entire when growing in water, but when they encounter dry climate, the margins become crenate or toothed. Sporangia are in closed sporocarps, borne on short stalks on the petioles.."The plant is highly variable. It appears cushion-like on dry lans, but in water is spreading and creeping. Internodes 0.5-20cm long. Petioles 2-8cm long on land and upto 25 cm or more in water. Leaflets a maximum of 2.5 cm. Sporocarp stalks simple, numerous, arising one above the other near base of leaf stalk. These sporocarps are usually crowded and in groups of 2-3. All Marsilea species possess creeping or floating stems/ The leaves are spirally rolled when young. The petioles terminate in four leaflets. The margin of leaves is entire when growing in water, but when they encounter dry climate, the margins become crenate or toothed. Sporangia are in closed sporocarps, borne on short stalks on the petioles.." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. |
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| Bloom type | Annual, Perennial | Cook |
| Life cycle of the plant | It is a tenagophyte. Juvenile usually submerged, adult is terrestrial. The plant is perennial, but sometimes annual.
In different Marsilea species, the adult can be floating, emergent or terrestrial. Plants usually require an emergent period to develop sporocarps. The sporocarps may remain viable for over a hundred years and may get reactivated after passing through a duck. |
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How to identify this species
For a detailed description, refer to the General Morphology details above
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Type of plant | Fern | |
| Plant height | Up to 3 feet | |
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| Phyllotaxy of leaves | ||
| Leaf shape | Oblong | Cook |
| Is the leaf petiolated or sessile? | Petiolated | Cook |
| Is the leaf simple or compound? | Compound | Cook |
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Evaluated | |
| Indian States in which the species has been documented | Assam,Andhra Pradesh,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Bihar,Delhi,Gujarat,Karnataka,Kerala,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Manipur,Meghalaya,Orissa,Punjab,Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu,Tripura,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal | Cook, Sasya Sampada |
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| Biotic zones inhabited | Northeastern Himalayas, Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Central Deccan Plateau, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Outlying Islands | Cook |
| Details about the habitat | Shallow pools, river edges, Canals, ditches, rice fields. Most abundant in temporarily flooded places where it may form large and dense colonies which can become locally dominant. TOLERATES CONSIDERABLE ORGANIC POLLUTION. Sporocarps develop as water recedes. | Cook |
| Is this species native to India? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Sub-Himalayan regions? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Western Ghats? | ||
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Does this species have any medicinal use? | Yes |
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Other plants of the same family having medicinal use: |
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| Medicinal systems which use this plant | Folk Medicine | GRIN |
| Details of Medicinal use | Plant is used as a folk medicine. | Cook |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations? | Yes | User-reported |
| Part(s) of the plant used in the food preparations | Fruit | |
| Details of use in food preparations | There are no fruits and flowers in Pteridophytes. But, the sporophyte of this plant is used by the natives of Andaman Islands as food. | |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant cultivated commercially in India? | No | |
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| Products where this plant is used | User-reported | |
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- If the number of nucleotide sequences is less than 100, very little genomic work has been done on this species. A respectable number of nucleotide sequences is above 10000.
- Most of the nucleotide sequences may come from three sources:
- Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
- Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
- Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) which can tell about which genes are present and expressed in the species at a particular time in the given tissue
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Details of modern scientific knowledge available for this species | Only the sequence of Rubisco protein and gene are available on NCBI, alongwith some ribosomal spacer regions which are typically used for making phylogenies (Aug 2010) | NCBI Taxonomy |
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References
Cook (Book) : Christopher D. K. Cook (1996),', ISBN: 0198548214
GRIN (Web): GRIN Database entry on M. minuta, Accessdate=2010-08-21
EoL (Web): Encyclopedia of Life, Accessdate=2010-08-21
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