✿Pontederiaceae · Eichhornia
Jala Khumbhi / Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Genus
- Eichhornia
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ponds and wet lowlands
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Asiatic Tropics
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जल खुंभी jala khumbhi
- Bengali
- কচুরিপানা
- Kannada
- ಐಕಾರ್ನಿಯ
- Malayalam
- കുളവാഴ, Water hyacinth
About Jala Khumbhi
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a herb belonging to the Pontederiaceae family (Pickerel-Weed Family). It is typically found in ponds and wet lowlands. Native to South America, it is distributed across Naturalized in Asiatic Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Pontederiaceae
Pickerel-Weed Family
Jala Khumbhi belongs to the Pontederiaceae family.
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