Studies of some important wetland plants with their growth form and uses from Monoha beel of Morigaon, Assam

Morigaon district of Brahmaputra valley of Assam with its tropical climate with moderate to heavy rainfall harbours many smaller to larger wetlands where different types of wetland plants can be seen. These aquatic plants have important role on the productivity of the water body and also some plants are economically important for human being. A study on different types of wetland plants or macrophytes of Monoha beel of Morigaon, Assam was carried out from January 2011 to July 2012. During the study, 27 species of economically important plants under 19 families were identified along with their growth form, flowering and fruiting time and their uses. It was observed that out of 27 species, 16 species were more valuable in terms of economic use. Chara spp.used as larvicidal, Riccia spp. as soil binder, Azolla pinnata as green manure, Aeschynomenc aspera used as fodder, Ipomoea carnea used as firewood, Ipomea aquatica, Rannuculus scleratus and Polygonum barbitum as medicine, Diplazium exulentum, Marsilea, Rorippa indica, Nymphea lotus, N. stellata, Euryle ferox, Trapa bispinosa, Alternanthera sessilis as food of human being.