Nymphoides indica

Nymphoides indica
A flower with six, rather than five petals
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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] {In Bengali: চাঁদমালা (Chandmala)}.

  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