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