✿Menyanthaceae · Nymphoides
Kumudini / Crested Floating-Heart
Nymphoides hydrophylla
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphoides hydrophylla
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Aquatic
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menyanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Menyanthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कुमुदिनी Kumudini, Tagarmul
- Bengali
- চাঁদমালা
- Tamil
- அந்தரத்தாமரை
- Malayalam
- Cheruthettambel, Neythel, നെയ്യാമ്പൽ
- Odia
- ତଗରପାଦ
About Kumudini
Crested Floating-Heart (Nymphoides hydrophylla) is a herb belonging to the Menyanthaceae family (Pogbean Family). It is typically found in aquatic.
Botanical family
Menyanthaceae
Pogbean Family
Kumudini belongs to the Menyanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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