Karantai / Arrow Head
Limnophyton obtusifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Limnophyton obtusifolium
- Genus
- Limnophyton
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In margins of tanks. Often on hills from 350m, in stagnant ponds and marshes
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Asia, Africa
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Madagascar through Southeast Asia to Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karantai itself; the rest are typical of the Alismataceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Nut
Typical of the Alismataceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- கரந்தை Karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி Kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு Nirccempu
- Malayalam
- ചെളിതാമര Chelithamara, കുഴിതാമര Kuzhithamara
- Marathi
- नळकूट Nalkut
About Karantai
Arrow Head (Limnophyton obtusifolium) belongs to the Alismataceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and 2 other states. It grows in in margins of tanks. Often on hills from 350m, in stagnant ponds and marshes. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Alismataceae
Water-Plantain Or Arrowhead Family
Karantai belongs to the Alismataceae family.
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