Water chestnut

[mani nair]

Dear friends,

Sending photos of Water chestnut or Singhara plants growing in a wet land at Dombivli, Thane Dt.

Regards,

Mani.

[Pankaj Kumar]

Trapa natans
Pankaj

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Trapa natans
Pankaj

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:49 PM, mani nair <mani....@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Other small plants in water are some species of Spirodela.
Pankaj

[JANAKI TURAGA]

Thanks for sharing this. I am seeing for the first time

Janaki Turaga

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:49 PM, mani nair <mani....@gmail.com> wrote:

[mani nair]

Thanks Pankaj ji  for the ID and Janaki ji .  Now it is not the fruiting season.  I will send some photos when in fruit.

Regards,

Mani.

[Pankaj Kumar]

yes it is the fruiting season now. They are on sale in market. Fruits
are tasty :)).
Pankaj

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[tanay bose]

We call this Pani Fal in Bengali

Tanay

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[Padmini Raghavan]

Are those snails on top of the leaves?

 Where do the fruit grow? Underwater?

 Have never seen these and thought they were only available abroad.

(Have only had them in a Chinese restaurant.)

 

Rgds,

 

Padmini Raghavan.

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:49 PM, mani nair <mani....@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pankaj Kumar]

Single fruits are borne on long underwater stalks. Fruits are on water
surface or under water, floating.
Pankaj

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[Gurcharan Singh]

In warm climate (know of Delhi) we generally have larger fruited T. natans ssp. bispinosa. ssp. natans is common in Kashmir with smaller fruits. What would this one be?

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[Jency Samuel]

Last October while on a trip from Lucknow, our cab driver got boiled water chestnuts from roadside vendors. They were served with green chutney. From what he said in Hindi, I understood it to be the root. I haven't seen them in Tamil Nadu. --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Padmini Raghavan <pad...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

The fruits of Trapa natans ssp natans in Kashmir are generally sold bioled and peeled, with stalks removed. Those of ssp. bispinosa are often sold (in Delhi markets; same must be truw for Lucknow) along with stalks which are very stout. That could be reason for confusion.

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