Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino

 
  • Family : TRAPACEAE
    (WATER-CHESTNUT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lythraceae
  • Species : Trapa natans
  • Variety : bispinosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino
  • Common name : Water Chestnut, Singhara nut, Water Caltrops
  • Vernacular name : Pani-phal, Singhara, Singada (Hin.); Neeru acrotu (Kan.); Kubyakama (Tel.); Pani singara (Ori.); Shudghaatak (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Comments : Common aquatic, floating herb in open tanks and along river beds. The plant is edible and used in Asian cooking.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Persia to Central Europe, Tropical Asia to Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • 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=Trapa natans var. bispinosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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