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Common green frog on top of lilypads and other bog plants. The common green frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a frog species of in the true frog family Ranidae; [2] some sources still use the old name Rana erythraea. It lives in Southeast Asia and is also known as green paddy frog, red-eared frog or leaf frog. [1]
Cucumis myriocarpus, the gooseberry cucumber, [1] gooseberry gourd, [2] paddy melon, mallee pear or prickly paddy melon, is a prostrate or climbing annual herb native to tropical and southern Africa. [3] It has small, round, yellow-green or green-striped fruit with soft spines, small yellow flowers and deeply lobed, light green leaves.
Sida rhombifolia, commonly known as arrowleaf sida, [1] is a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the Family Malvaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.Other common names include rhombus-leaved sida, Paddy's lucerne, jelly leaf, and also somewhat confusingly as Cuban jute, [2] Queensland-hemp, [3] and Indian hemp (although S. rhombifolia is not closely related to either jute ...
Limnophila aromatica, the rice paddy herb, is a tropical flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia , where it flourishes in hot temperatures and grows most often in watery environments, particularly in flooded rice fields.
Paddy melon is a common name for two species of plants in the melon family which are invasive in Australia: [1] Citrullus lanatus, a sprawling plant with fruits much larger than a golf ball, a weedy form of the cultivated watermelon; Cucumis myriocarpus, a sprawling plant with fruits smaller than a golf ball. Cucumis myriocarpus, is a summer ...
Nephotettix [1] is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Chiasmini.Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa. Known as 'green leafhoppers' of paddy/rice, Nephotettix cincticeps [2] and N. virescens [3] appear to be the most important Asian pest species in this genus: as vectors of viruses, such as tungro disease in rice.
Minervarya greenii (common names: montane frog, [1] [2] Sri Lanka paddy field frog [3]) is a species of frog that is endemic to the hills of central Sri Lanka. [2] It lives in wetland habitats within montane tropical moist forests.
The paddy-bird also appears as a character in the Hitopadesha where, in one story, it takes injury to itself to save a king. [39] The bird was noted by Anglo-Indian naturalist-writers for the surprising transformation in colours. Phil Robinson described the bird as one that sits all dingy gray and flies all white. [40]