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Trapa natans
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Trapa natans L., commonly known as water chestnut or water caltrop, is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae. It belongs to the genus Trapa and is classified within the order Myrtales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is a freshwater plant that produces a fruit type called a nucule. It is recognized as a useful plant with applications as a medicinal plant, food source, fruit, and in brewing.
The taxon has a wide range, with native occurrences recorded in regions including Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, and the Baltic States. In China, it is found in Beijing, Fujian, and Xinjiang. Other recorded locations include the United States, Switzerland, Thailand, Canada, and Czechia. The IUCN Red List assesses its conservation status as Least Concern.
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Species
Least Concernwater chestnut
Trapa natans
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyLythraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,428
- With media
- 1,046
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Collections
- NY, CAS, GH, UCONN, US, ANSP
- Recorded in
- United States, Switzerland, Thailand, Canada, Czechia, Malawi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Trapa
- Image
- Expedition 10.jpg
- Has use
- brewing
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Trapa natans
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Trapa natans
- taxon common name
- 细果野菱
- Commons gallery
- Trapa natans
- has fruit type
- nucule
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxon range
- Gabon
- short name
- T. natans
- taxon author citation
- L.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview
Trapa natans, the water caltrop, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Trapa, family Lythraceae, grown as a food crop. Other vernacular names include buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, mustache nut, singhara nut, water nut, and water chestnut, though this last name is commonly applied to Eleocharis dulcis.
It is a floating annual aquatic plant, growing in slow-moving freshwater up to 5 metres (16 feet) deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa. It bears horned fruits. Each fruit contains a single large seed. T. natans has been cultivated in China and the Indian subcontinent for the edible seeds for at least 3,000 years.
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