Nymphoides indica

Nymphoides indica
A flower with six, rather than five petals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Menyanthaceae
Genus:Nymphoides
Species: N. indica
Binomial name
Nymphoides indica
Plant habit

Nymphoides indica is an aquatic plant in the Menyanthaceae, native to tropical areas around the world.[1] It is sometimes cultivated, and has become a minor weed in Florida, where it resembles the native Nymphoides aquatica.[2] Common names include banana plant, robust marshwort, and water snowflake.[3]

Description

Nymphoides indica spreads by rhizomes, forming clusters of leaves, with clustered white flowers about 1 cm across. The flowers are sometimes described as having five petals,[4] but can have more.

References

  1. ↑ IUCN Red List, retrieved 23 July 2016
  2. ↑ Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
  3. ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 23 July 2016
  4. ↑ Ting-nung Ho and Robert Ornduff, "Nymphoides indica (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 429. 1891", Flora of China
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