Pistia stratiotes

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: Nile cabbage, water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi, টাকাপানা takapana • Dogri: जल गोब्भा jal gobbha • Gujarati: ગોંડાળ gondal, જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja. पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare, ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika • Konkani: जेलो jelo • Malayalam: ആകാശത്താമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappayal, നീർച്ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, गोंडाळ gondaal, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika, 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 • 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 neerata • Urdu: پہنکا pahnika

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/pistia-stratiotes-l.html
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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/indiantreepix/thread/bf4…>
<http://groups.google.com/indiantreepix/thread/fe5…>

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

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Araceae : Pistia stratiotes : Mumbai : 310814 : AK-12 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
Seen at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai.
Common names Water Lettuce, Water Cabbage.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Araceae :: Pistia stratiotes :: MNP :: ARKAUG-67 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Attached are pictures of Pistia stratiotes captured at MNP in August 2014.

Bangla name of Pistia stratiotes : 3 posts by 2 authors.

Please help me with the name takapana for Pistia stratiotes in native script.

টাকাপানা

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Names of Plants in India :: Pistia stratiotes L. : 6 posts by 4 authors. 1 image.

via Species‎ > ‎P‎ > Pistia stratiotes L. … family: Araceae

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
botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. … synonyms: … status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
September 29, 2007 … Katraj lake, Pune

… Malayalam names’ spelling revised …
• Malayalam: ആകാശത്താമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappayal, നീർച്ചീര neercheera

PEES-tee-uh — water … Dave’s Botanary
stra-tee-OH-tees — soldier … Dave’s Botanary

botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. … several heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Nile cabbage

Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia … it was first scientifically described from plants found on the Nile near Lake Victoria in Africa; this perennial monocotyledon with its thick, soft, rosetted leaves allude to cabbage
Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga

water cabbage

Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
the aquatic habitat and its thick, soft, rosetted leaves of this perennial monocotyledon, alludes to cabbage, thus this name – water cabbage

water lettuce

FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
the plants resemble small open heads of lettuce, and their aquatic habitat, lends the name – water lettuce

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi

Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with these names … facebook
or বৰপুণি barpuni … ৱিকিপিডিয়া – মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi

Flora – Mehedi Voice

টাকাপানা takapana

Many thanks to Dr Tapas Chakrabarty for help with this name … efloraofindia
Tripathi P, Kumar R, Sharma AK, Mishra A, Gupta R. Pistia stratiotes (Jalkumbhi). Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jul;4(8):153-60. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.70909. PMID: 22228955; PMCID: PMC3249915.
or টোপাপানা topapana … উইকিপিডিয়া – একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras

जल गोब्भा jal gobbha

Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name … facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ગોંડાળ gondal

વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
Gujarati Lexicon – the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

જલકુંભી jalakumbhi

Biological Diversity of Gujarat – published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
Gujarati Lexicon – the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

જલશંખલા jalshankhala

Biological Diversity of Gujarat – published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
Gujarati Lexicon – the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
or જળશંખલા jalshankhala … વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath (or हठी hathi),जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja, पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi

विकिपीडिया – एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka

ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange

Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
S G Narsimhachar – Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore – Mandayam Digital Library
Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare

Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika

Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
or ಕುಂಬಿಕ್ kumbik … ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ – ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ
or ಜಲಕುಂಭಿಕಾ jalakumbhikaa … S G Narsimhachar – Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore – Mandayam Digital Library

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

जेलो jelo

Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
almost certainly, this name borrowed from Portuguese

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ആകാശത്താമര aakaashathaamara

Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name … facebook

കോടപ്പായൽ kodappaayal

FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name … facebook
or കുടപ്പായൽ kudappayal … Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga

മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappaayal

Many thanks to Ajayan Sadanandan for help with the name … facebook
Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name … facebook

നീർച്ചീര neercheera

A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name … facebook

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei

ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao

Flowers of India, retrieved April 4, 2024

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

आकाशमूली akashamuli

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

गोंडाळ gondaal

मराठी शब्दकोश – मराठी भाषा विभाग – महाराष्ट्र शासन

जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi

FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi

विकिपीडिया – एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars

आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कुमुदा kumuda, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पृश्नी prshni (or पृश्निका prshnika), श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)

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हठालु hathalu, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi (or कुम्भीक kumbhika, कुम्भिका kumbhika), पह्लिका pahlika, पर्ण parna, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala (or शीतली shitali), शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिपालिका varipalika

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जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika (or जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi)

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~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai

Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
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~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

అంతరతామర antharathaamara, బుడగ తామర budagatamara, ఆకాశతామర aakaasathaamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర thoodikoora

Flora Andhrika – Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
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~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata (or ನೀರಡಿ neeradi)

Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

پہنکا pahnika

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

almost throughout

Hassler, Michael (1994 – 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update April 1st, 2024. Last accessed 03/04/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/pistia-stratiotes-l.html

All Malayalam and English spellings are correct.