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Common Names
Nilofer (blue flowers)
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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.
FAMILY
Nymphaeaceae Salisb.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Nymphaea L.
SPECIES
nouchali Burm. f. Fl. indica 120. 1768
Plant Description
Aquatic perennial herb with submerged rhizome. Rootstock ovoid. Leaves peltate, orbicular, obtusely sinuate-dentate with 5-8 cm deep sinus, glabrous on both the surfaces, purple beneath. Petioles long, slender, submerged. Flowers solitary, white or pale blue. Peduncles long, narrowing to the apex.
Flowering - Fruiting : March – December.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi