Aponogetonaceae
Drifting sword Plant
Aponogeton natans
- Family
- Aponogetonaceae
- Genus
- Aponogeton
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 水蕹, 田干草
- English
- Drifting sword Plant, Floating lace Plant
- Tamil
- கொட்டிக்கிழங்கு
Synonyms
- Aponogeton flavidum Ham. ex Hook.f.
- Aponogeton lineare Vahl
- Aponogeton lucens Hook.f.
- Aponogeton monostachyon L.f.
- Aponogeton monostachys Edgew.
- Potamogeton indicus Roth
- Saururus natans L.
- Spathium monostachyum (L.f.) Edgew.
Photos
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- Aponogeton undulatusAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton rigidifoliusAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton capuroniiAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton lakhonensisAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton bernerianusAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton abyssinicusAponogetonaceae
- Aponogeton boivinianusAponogetonaceae
- Sehlabathebe waterlilyAponogeton ranunculiflorusAponogetonaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.