- Family : NYMPHAEACEAE
(Water-Lily Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NEELKAMAL FAMILY (नीलकमल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Nymphaeaceae
- Synonym(s) : Nymphaea stellata Willd.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.
- Common name : Star Water Lily, Blue Water-lily, Indian waterlily
- Vernacular name :
- Neel padma, Neel kamal (Hindi)
- Naidile, Neela thavare (Kannada)
- Alli, Karunaithal, Neelothbalam (Tamil)
- Neeti kaluva, Nalla kalava (Telugu)
- Nilkain, Subdikain, Padma (Oria)
- Kumudam (Sanskrit)
- Uplia kamal (Marathi)
- Ampala, Ambel, Neerambel, Periambel, Poothali, Bellampel (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb (Aquatic)
- Habitat : Ponds
- Comments / notes : Common im plains; abundant towards the coast
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Guntur district, Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Chittoor district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : All districts of Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia
- World Distribution : Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, New Guinea, Philippines and Indonesia
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- 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
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nymphaea nouchali. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.
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