Names of Plants in India :: Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.

[Dinesh Valke]

Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.

lim-no-FY-ton -- Greek: limnos (stagnant pool or swamp); phyton (plant) ... Dave's Botanary
ob-too-sih-FOH-lee-um -- blunt leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blunt arrowhead • Gujarati: નલકુટ nalkut • Malayalam: ചെളിതാമര chelithamara, കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara • Marathi: नळकूट nalkut • Tamil: கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu, நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri • Telugu: గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu


botanical names: Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq. ... homotypic synonyms: Alisma obtusifolium (L.) Thwaites • Sagittaria obtusifolia L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Alisma sagittifolium Willd. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 16 October 2025

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

blunt arrowhead

• Flowers of India, retrieved October 16, 2025

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

નલકુટ nalkut

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചെളിതാമര chelithamara

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia ... ചെളി cheli = mud with or without water, താമര thamara = lotus ("alludes to" lotus in this context)

കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• for Sagittaria obtusifolia L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

नळकूट nalkut

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Sagittaria obtusifolia L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri

• for Sagittaria obtusifolia L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... or simply குளிரி kuliri

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, *Jharkhand, *Karnataka, Kerala, *Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Odisha, *Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, *West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 16/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Chhattisgarh :: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere Reserve Information Series (BRIS) Volume 1 (1)
• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora
• Jharkhand :: "Edible Hydrophytic and Wetland Plants of East Singbhum,District of Jharkhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.106-117, November-2018
• Maharashtra :: The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• Odisha :: Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Rajasthan :: Dr. Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Ravindra Kumar Sharma - A Research Paper on Applied Medical Phytogeography of Shekhawati Region - IJEAS, ISSN: 2394-3661, Volume-8, Issue-12, December 2021
• Telangana :: Rajyalaxmi, & Aruna, Maddela. (2018). Aquatic Macrophytes of Singabhupalem Lake in Telangana State. International Journal of Life Sciences. 6. 203-206.

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 15:07 16-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:16 18-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/limnophyton-obtusifolium-l-miq.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, for helping with, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Malayalam name added ...

commonly known as: blunt arrowhead • Gujarati: નલકુટ nalkut • Malayalam: ചെളിതാമര chelithamara, ചുളിതാമര chulithamara, കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara • Marathi: नळकूट nalkut • Tamil: கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu, நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri • Telugu: గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/limnophyton-obtusifolium-l-miq.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.