Trapa natans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Trapa
Species: Trapa natans
Varietates: T. n. var. africana – T. n. var. bispinosa – T. n. var. japonica – T. n. var. magnicorona – T. n. var. natans – T. n. var. pseudincisa – T. n. var. quadricaudata – T. n. var. quadrispinosa

Name

Trapa natans L., Sp. Pl. 1: 120 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Sweden (extinct).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, France, Spain (extinct).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Tunisia.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Burkina, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa, Philippines, Sumatera.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Québec.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 120. Reference page.

Additional references

Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2007. Flora of China. Volume 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Trapa natans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Trapa natans. Published online. Accessed: Aug 19 2023.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: পানী শিঙৰি
беларуская: Вадзяны арэх плывучы
বাংলা: পানিফল
català: Castanya d'aigua
čeština: Kotvice plovoucí
Deutsch: Wassernuss
English: Water Caltrop, Water Chestnut, Jesuit's Nut
suomi: Vesipähkinä
français: Mâcre nageante
हिन्दी: सिंघाड़ा
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna kótwica
magyar: Sulyom
italiano: Castagna d'acqua, Trapa, Tribolo acquatico
日本語: ヒシ
lietuvių: Plūduriuojantysis agaras
Nederlands: waterkastanje, waternoot
polski: Kotewka orzech wodny
română: Cornaci
русский: Чилим, орех водяной
svenska: Sjönöt
தமிழ்: குரலி
Türkçe: Su Kestanesi
Tiếng Việt: Củ ấu
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Lêng-kak
中文: 菱角