Kumudini / Crested Floating Heart
Nymphoides cristata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphoides cristata
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ditches in grasslands and ponds
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Malesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Menyanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule bearing many flattened seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kumudini itself; the rest are typical of the Menyanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- পানীকোলা Panikola, পানসিউলী Pan-seuli
- Hindi
- कुमुदिनी Kumudini, Tagarmul
- Malayalam
- Cheruthettambel, Neythel
- Marathi
- कुमुदिनी Kumudini
About Kumudini
Crested Floating Heart (Nymphoides cristata) belongs to the Menyanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in ditches in grasslands and ponds. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Menyanthaceae
Pogbean Family
Kumudini belongs to the Menyanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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