Nymphaea pubescens Willd.

 
  • Family : NYMPHAEACEAE
    (WATER-LILY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Nymphaeaceae
  • Species : Nymphaea pubescens
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Nymphaea pubescens Willd.
  • Common name : Night Lotus, Indian Water Lily
  • Vernacular name : Kanval, Koka, Koi, Sandaka (Hin.); Kannaidile (Kan.); Kaluva, Neetikamalam, Alli tamara, Tella kaluva (Tel.); Dhalakain, Rangakain, Nilakain, Padma (Ori.); Kumuda (San.)
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Tropical Asia
  • Comments : Mostly grows in stagnant water beds or ponds. It is a night flowering species, very fragrant. Rhizomes with roots are edible and used as vegetables and in native medicine.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Nymphaea pubescens. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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