Hasiru Neeru Paathre / Duck-Lettuce
Ottelia alismoides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- July-April
How to identify Hasiru Neeru Paathre
Identify Hasiru Neeru Paathre by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rosette of broad translucent underwater leaves (duck lettuce).
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Hydrocharitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hasiru Neeru Paathre.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ottelia alismoides
- Genus
- Ottelia
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ponds and streams
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Often in plains to 1000m
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands and East Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hasiru Neeru Paathre itself; the rest are typical of the Hydrocharitaceae family.
Local Names
- Nepali
- जल पालक Jal Paalak
- Bengali
- Parmikalla, পানিকলা
- Tamil
- Nirkkuliri
- Kannada
- ಹಸಿರುನೀರುಪಾತ್ರೆ Hasiru Neeru Paathre, ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆಣಸುಬಳ್ಳಿ Kottigensu Balli
- Malayalam
- Ottel-ambel, ഒട്ടെലിയ അലിസ്മോയിഡെസ്
- Marathi
- Olek-alsem, भात कमळ
About Hasiru Neeru Paathre
A member of the Hydrocharitaceae family, Duck-lettuce (Ottelia alismoides) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and 14 other states. It grows in ponds and streams. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Hydrocharitaceae
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Hasiru Neeru Paathre belongs to the Hydrocharitaceae family.
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