Rorippa


 
Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) H. Hara ( ii) flowers without bracts = N. indicum DC. (now syn. of Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern)
iii) flowers with bracts - N. indicum var. benghalense (now syn. of Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) H. Hara))

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Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern ( ii) flowers without bracts = N. indicum DC. (now syn. of Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern)
iii) flowers with bracts - N. indicum var. benghalense (now syn. of Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) H. Hara))

 
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Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser -
Rorippa palustris is easily differentiated from R. indica by its broader much shorter fruits, usually less than 1 cm long. The fruits of latter are 10-15 mm long and barely 1.5 mm broad.
Indian and Chinese specimens have often been confused with R. islandica (restricted o Europe.....according to GRIN and Fl. China) which differs in much smaller flowers with sepals and petals less than 1.5 mm long and fruit more than twice as long as pedicel.

 
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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser - Easily differentiated from related species R. islandica and R. indica in larger flowers with petals distinctly longer than petals (nearly 1.5 times as long), narrower siliqua. 

 
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According to Bengal Plants -
i) pods hardly longer than pedicels = Nasturtium palustre DC. (now syn. of Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser)
ii) flowers without bracts = N. indicum DC. (now syn. of Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern)
iii) flowers with bracts - N. indicum var. benghalense (now syn. of Rorippa benghalensis (DC.) H. Hara)
In addition to above Fl. Br. Ind. has -
iv) N. montanum Wall. (now syn. of Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern) = less robust than N. indicum, with smoother & less divided leaves, slender pods 1 to 1.5 inch (0.5 to 0.75 in. in N. indicum); can be found in Sikkim to Punjab. Khasia hills
v) N. officinale Br. (now accepted name Nasturtium officinale R.Br.) = aquatic
 

From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :
 

BinomialHabitNotesReferencesDistributionCommon nameEnglish name
Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern  Erect Herb Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Native of Eurasia Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957 Coimbatore, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Tiruvannamalai Kattukadugu Variable leaf yellowcress
Rorippa nasturtium - aquaticum (L.) Hayek (syn. of Nasturtium officinale) Aquatic Herb Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Mediterranean Region Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Dindigul, Nilgiri   White Watercress

 
 
Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Rorippa indica Nasturtium indicum, Sisymbrium indicumBrassicaceae Indian Field-Cress
Rorippa palustris Sisymbrium amphibium var. palustre, Rorippa islandicaBrassicaceae Marsh Yellow Cress
Rorippa sylvestris Cardamine silvestris, Brassicaceae Yellow Fieldcress


 
 
 
 
Details with keys-

 
 
Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah-Details- 2004-
 
Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao-1998- Details-
 
Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh By G. P. Roy, B. K. Shukla, Bhaskar Datt- 1992- Details-
 
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