✿Nymphaeaceae · Euryale
Makhana / Fox-Nut
Euryale ferox
Also known as Gorgon Fruit
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Tripura, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euryale ferox
- Genus
- Euryale
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Aquatic
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China
- Found in India
- Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मखाना Makhana,मखाना makhana, makhana
- Nepali
- मखाना Makhaanaa
- Bengali
- মাখনা
- Tamil
- Karuntamarai, மல்லாநி பத்மந் Mallani-Padman, அல்லி விதைகள்
- Telugu
- మెల్లునిపద్మన Mellunipadmanu, పూల్ మఖానా
- Kannada
- ಜೇವಾರ Jewara, ನರಿಕಾಯಿ Narikaayi, ಮಖಾನಾ Makhana
About Makhana
Fox-nut (Euryale ferox) is a herb belonging to the Nymphaeaceae family (Water-Lily Family). It is typically found in aquatic. It occurs across India, Southeast Asia, China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
Makhana belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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