Menyanthaceae
Crested floating heart
Nymphoides hydrophylla
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Genus
- Nymphoides
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Common names
By language (10)
- Bangla
- চাঁদমালা
- Burmese
- ကြာလင်ပန်းပင်
- Chinese
- 龍骨瓣莕菜, 龙骨瓣莕菜, 刺种荇菜, 銀蓮花., 水皮蓮, 捲瓣莕菜, 水蓮, 水蓮菜
- English
- Crested floating heart, Floating heart, White water snowflake, Crested floatingheart
- Malayalam
- നെയ്യാമ്പൽ
- nan
- Tsuí-liân
- Odia
- ତଗରପାଦ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမူဝ်ပၢၼ်ႉ
- Tamil
- அந்தரத்தாமரை
- Thai
- ตับเต่าเล็ก
Synonyms
- Limnanthemum cristatum (Roxb.) Griseb.
- Limnanthemum hydrophyllum (Lour.) Griseb.
- Limnanthemum taquetii H.Lév.
- Menyanthes cristata Roxb.
- Menyanthes hydrophyllum Lour.
- Menyanthes sinarica Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
- Nymphoides cristata (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Villarsia cristata (Roxb.) Spreng.
- Villarsia hydrophyllum (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.
Photos
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.