Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vallisneria spiralis L. [Hydrocharitaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
calanili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
eel-grass	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hasururibbongida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jalanili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jallil	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kudarebaladagida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panchadub	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
phiti-chesaivale	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punatsu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sawala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sevaar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
seval	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sewal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shaivaala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shaivala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sheval	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
syala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tape grass	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tape-grass	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valukkuppaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild celery	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 13 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Vallisneria aethiopica Fenzl Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 51(1; 2): 139 (1865).
Vallisneria jacquiniana Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 900 (1826).
Vallisneria jacquinii Savi Osserv. Div. Piante: 12 (1816).
Vallisneria linnet Bercht. & J.Presl Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 1(Zabnj.): 7 (1823).
Vallisneria micheliana Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 900 (1826).
Vallisneria michelii Savi Osserv. Div. Piante: 11 (1816).
Vallisneria numidica Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 386 (1875).
Vallisneria pusilla Barbieri ex Bertol. Fl. Ital. 10: 299 (1855).
Vallisneria spiralis f. aethiopica (Fenzl) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 2 (1894).
Vallisneria spiralis subvar. jacquinii (Savi) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 678 (1882).
Vallisneria spiralis subvar. michelii (Savi) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 678 (1882).
Vallisneria spiralis var. numidica (Pomel) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 1: 226 (1952).
Vallisneria spiralis var. pusilla (Barbieri ex Bertol.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 678 (1882).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Vallisneria spiralis L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Vallisneria spiralis Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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