Kumudini / Water Snowflake
Nymphoides indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphoides indica
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ditches and ponds
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
- Bengali
- বড়ো চাঁদমালা
- Tamil
- சின்னாம்பல் Chinnambal
- Telugu
- Anthara thaamara
- Kannada
- Neeru thaavare
- Malayalam
- Nedel-ambel
- Marathi
- कुमुद
About Kumudini
Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica) is a herb belonging to the Menyanthaceae family (Pogbean Family). It is typically found in ditches and ponds. Native to Pantropical, it is distributed across Paleotropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Menyanthaceae
Pogbean Family
Kumudini belongs to the Menyanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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