Information

Scientific Name Halophila ovalis  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Magnoliophyta
       #Class: Monocotyledoneae
             #Order: Helobiae
                   #Family: Hydrocharitaceae
                         #Genus: Halophila
                               #Species: Halophila ovalis
Common Name(Thai) หญ้าใบมะกรูด/ หญ้าใบกลม/ หญ้าอำพัน
Common Name(English) Spoon-grass
Locality Ko Tha Rai/ Ko Tan / Ko Mad Sum
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Collector Piyalap Tuntiprapas
Identify by Piyalap Tuntiprapas
Status common
Major Characters plants with a pair of leaves at each node and a pair of scales at the base of petiole, leaf blad oval with single midrib giving rise to 12-19 pairs of pinnate cross veins.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149020-A003
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND