Menyanthaceae FAMILY
Nymphoides indica
Nymphoides indica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Water snowflake is an evergreen perennial plant growing in mud and shallow water, producing stems up to 1.5 metres long from a thick rhizome[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown in ponds and boggy areas as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePantropical.
HabitatRooting in mud, an occasional plant in ponds or wet places from near sea level to an elevation of about 825 metres in Fiji[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].