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| Bihar water nymph | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Najas |
| Species: | N. kurziana
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| Binomial name | |
| Najas kurziana | |
Najas kurziana, called the Bihar water nymph, is an aquatic plant growing in fresh water ponds. It is a rare and little-known species known from East Timor and from the State of Bihar in India.[1][2][3] The species was initially discovered between Kishenganj and Oolabena, near the border with Nepal.[4]