Trapa incisa Siebold & Zucc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Trapa

Characteristics

A small floating herb. The stems are 1-3 mm across. The leaf stalks are 5-15 cm long and can be slightly swollen towards the end. The leaves are slightly purplish underneath. They are 2-3 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. There are teeth towards the tip. The fruit are narrow and 1-2 cm long by 1-2 cm wide and 1 cm thick with 4 pointed horns.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in stagnant water. It grows in swamps and ponds from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level and 2,000 m in SW China. It grows in wetlands. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Lakes and ponds in central and southern Japan. Swamps and ponds from near sea level to 1,000 metres, occasionally to 2,000 metres in southern China.
Lakes and ponds in central and southern Japan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The fruit are boiled or roasted and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Trapa incisa world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Conservation status

Trapa incisa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:614402-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142843
COL ID 57XTH
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Synonyms

Trapa incisa Trapa bispinosa var. incisa Trapa maximowiczii var. tonkinensis Trapa incisa var. incisa Trapa incisa var. quadricaudata Trapa natans var. incisa