EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Vallisneria (named in honor of Antonio Vallisneri) is a genus of freshwater aquatic plant, commonly called eelgrass, tape grass or vallis. The genus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plant is aperitif, demulcent, refrigerant, stomachic and is also used in the treatment of women’s complaints[178, 218, 240]. The plant is used in the treatment of leucorrhoea[178, 218] and is made into a tea with Sesame (Sesamum indicum) to improve the appetite[218].

Detailed explanation-3: -Vallisneria americana, commonly called wild celery, water-celery, tape grass, or eelgrass, is a plant in the family Hydrocharitaceae, the “tape-grasses".

Detailed explanation-4: -Vallisneria spiralis-Eel Grass. Eel Grass is a stem-like submerged herb with coarse, up to 10 cm long, round runners. Leaves arise from root, linear-oblong, ribbon-shaped, upto 50 cm long, 1-1.5 cm broad, faintly 7-9-costate, costae parallel.

Detailed explanation-5: -They are long, slender, tape-like grasses usually present in freshwaters. Also, they are most commonly preferred for aquariums. Vallisneria are submerged water plants and are monocots. They are completely submerged underwater, and their roots are anchored to the soil.