Nymphoides parvifolia
(Griseb.) Kuntze
Bua saai ting, Floating heart
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Description
A plant which grows in water. It is 30-40 cm high. There are many slender stems. These bear one leaf each. The leaves are broad and arrowhead shaped. They are 1.5-3.5 cm long by 1.5-3.5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-5 mm long. The flowers are in bundles. There are 2-10 flowers together. They are 2-3 mm long. They are white. The fruit are oval. They are 4 mm long by 2 mm wide. The seeds are round and 0.5 mm across.
Edible Uses
The young leaves and stalks are eaten raw or cooked in curry.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves and stalks are eaten raw. They can also be eaten in curry.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in ricefields.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Indochina, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Thailand,
Notes
There are about 30 Nymphoides species.
References (2)
- Jacquat, C., 1990, Plants from the Markets of Thailand. D.K. Book House p 85
- Revis. gen. pl. 2:429. 1891
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