Herbarium JCB

Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze

Family : MENYANTHACEAE
(Pogbean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KUMUDINI FAMILY (कुमुदीनी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : MENYANTHACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Common name : Floating hearts
Vernacular name : Barachuli (Hindi); Chinnambel, Panchi, Thakaram (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Ditches and ponds
Comments / notes : Usually in ponds on plains and tanks.
Key identification features : Aquatic
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Common
Native : Pantropical
World Distribution : Paleotropics
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nymphoides indica. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.