Nymphoides indica




Family Menyanthaceae
Scientific name Nymphoides indica (L.) O. Kuntze
Synonyms Limnanthemum calycinum Miquel; Limnanthemum ecklonianum Grisebach; Limnanthemum esquirolii H. Léveillé; Limnanthemum fraserianum Grisebach; Limnanthemum humboldtianum (Kunth) Grisebach; Limnanthemum humboldtianum (Kunth) Grisebach var. parviflorum Grisebach; Limnanthemum indicum (L.) Grisebach; Limnanthemum indicum (L.) Thwaites; Limnanthemum kleinianum Grisebach; Limnanthemum niloticum Kotschy & Peyritsch; Limnanthemum orbiculatum (G. Don) Grisebach; Limnanthemum thunbergianum Grisebach; Limnanthemum wightianum Grisebach; Menyanthes indica L.; Nymphoides eckloniana (Grisebach) O. Kuntze; Nymphoides humboldtiana (Kunth) O. Kuntze; Nymphoides indica (L.) O. Kuntze subsp. occidentalis A. Raynal; Nymphoides orbiculata (G. Don) Kuntze; Nymphoides thunbergiana (Grisebach) O. Kuntze; Trachyspermum humboldtianum (Kunth) House; Villarsia eglandulosa Griffith; Villarsia glandulosa Griffith; Villarsia humboldtiana Kunth; Villarsia indica (L.) Ventenat; Villarsia nymphaeifolia Fraser; Villarsia orbiculata G. Don; Villarsia rheedei Kosteletzky; Villarsia senegalensis G. Don; Villarsia simsii G. Don; Villarsia swartzii G. Don
Common name (Japanese common name) gagabuta (ガガブタ, 鏡蓋 [meaning: mirror cover])
(English common name) banana-plant, floating hearts, water snowflake
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Southern Africa, USA
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Leaves 7-20cm across, pedicels 1-2cm long. Flowers white ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in June to September. Seeds 4-5mm long. Water plants. Perennial plants.
Reference Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Nymphoides indica (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Heterostyly in Nymphoides indica (Menyanthaceae) in Japan
Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001)
Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002)
Process of obtaining industrial organic absorbent with aquatic plants and application way (WIPO Patent WO/2008/003153)
Note Rare species.



July 2008
at Ohsaka City Univesity
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Ohsaka City Univesity
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Ohsaka City Univesity
Botanical Garden



July 2008
at Ohsaka City Univesity
Botanical Garden