Balsaminaceae

Marsh henna

Hydrocera triflora (L.) Wight & Arn.

Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Hydrocera

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Marsh henna: Family: Balsaminaceae Distribution: An aquatic succulent herb found in Peninsular India, U.P, W.Bengal, Sri Lanka, Burma and Java. Photographed at a pond in Sri — Photo: Lalithamba from India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 水角
English: Marsh henna
Thai: เทียนน้ำ
Vietnamese: Thủy trang

Synonyms

Balsamina angustifolia Blume
Hydrocera angustifolia (Blume) Blume ex Wight & Arn.
Impatiens angustifolia Blume
Impatiens baccifera Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Impatiens natans Willd.
Impatiens triflora L.
Tytonia natans (Willd.) G.Don
Tytonia triflora (L.) C.E.Wood

Photos

Photo: Lalithamba from India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laurence Holzemer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nguyen-Khanh-Trinh Tram, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.