Pistia stratiotes

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Pistia stratiotes L., Sp. Pl. 963 1753. (Syn: Apiospermum obcordatum (Schleid.) Klotzsch; Limnonesis commutata (Schleid.) Klotzsch; Limnonesis friedrichsthaliana Klotzsch; ....);

PEES-tee-uh -- water ... Dave's Botanary
stra-tee-OH-tees -- soldier ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: টাকাপানা takapana • Gujarati: જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಕುಂಬಿಕ್ kumbik • Malayalam: ആകാശതാമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ട പായൽ mutta payal, നീര്‍ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: কবোকাঙ kabokang • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika • Tamil: ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai • Telugu: అంతరతామర antara-tamara, బుడగ తామర budaga tamara, ఆకాశతామర akashatamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర tudikura • Tulu: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ nirata

... and more names: floating aroid, Nile cabbage, shellflower, St Lucy’s plant, tropical duckweed, water fern, water soldier • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja, पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपर्णी vari parni • Odia: ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi, कुमुदा kumuda, पह्लिका pahlika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पर्ण parna, पृश्नी prshni, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala, शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपालिका varipalika, वारिपर्णी variparni

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Sharing an Dried plant seen in manmade pond.Yeoor Hills Thane MAH: Just out of curiosity, Sharing here plant seen in a pond,
Venue: seems to be man-made pond at Garden at Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra
Date: 19thFebruary, 2011 photo taken in the noon
(note: date on photo is an error in input while changing the camera cell,FYI please, if any )

- Yes dried water cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)

- found and checked ..'s flicker album Very nice green plant, it helps with common names also as
.. mentioned : one is water cabbage,
on other sites; What I learnt that the anatomy/structure of some other acquatic plant including Pistia; magically helps breed mosquittoes..

Extracts of the earlier discussions were in Oct,Nov2009 from our Group:
<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/bf4...>
<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/fe5...>

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Pistia stratiotes L. from Hooghly:

Attaching images of TOKA-PANA (in Bengali), found in a flooded paddy field.

Species : Pistia stratiotes L.

Bengali name : TOKA-PANA (টোকাপানা)

Habit & Habitat : aquatic herb, in pond, also in flooded lowland

Date : 11/8/12, 10.30 A.M.

Place : Gobra (Hooghly)

ID help :

Pistia stratiotes: Request ID for the water plant picture of which is attached.

It is Pistia stratiotes of family Araceae.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: SN Aug 09. : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1).

Pistia stratiotes L, wild floating herb near lakes, from the out skirts of Chennai

i know this as water cabbage

quite invasive when it escapes from private lilyponds in the tropical southern states

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Araceae Fortnight 1 Aug to 15 Aug 2014 : Pistia stratiotes L. : SK-36 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).

Earlier upload - efi thread

onset of flowers? Attachments (5)

I would like to examine it again for flowers.... don't know if I could make it, for the next few weeks I have heavy work schedule.

It was not flowering. Those are onset of new leaves. I have examined the population today. A fisherman tells me that they will flower in summer.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae-:: Pistia stratiotes from Ganapatipule:: PKA3: : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4).

One more set of aquatic herb (Pistia stratiotes).

Botanical name:	Pistia stratiotes
Family:	Araceae
Date/Time-	28-03-2010 /12:20 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-	Ganapatipule (near Ratnagiri)
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	Found in a small pond (Garden)
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-	Aquatic herb (Floats on the surface of water)
Height/Length-	--
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	Sessile with wavy margins (Photograph enclosed)
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	The flowers are small, almost hidden in the middle of the plant amongst the leaves (Photograph enclosed)
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	Very small

Marvellous! I have never seen the inflorescence.. thanks ...

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae-:: Pistia stratiotes from Nagpur:: PKA2: : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).

Aquatic plant seen at Nagpur.
Bot.name: Pistia stratiotes
Common name: Water cabbage
Family: Araceae

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae- Pistia stratiotes from Nagpur:: NS Aug 14 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3).
This hydrophyte was recorded from Department of Botany RSTM University of Nagpur in November 2013..
Pistia stratiotes...hope this is rightly identified