Plant Details

Accepted name:: Nymphaea nouchali var. nouchali [Nymphaeaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.
Infraspecies:: 6

Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis Verdc.

Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc.

Nymphaea nouchali var. petersiana (Klotzsch) Verdc.

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand.

Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc.

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acitorpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alli	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
allitamara	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ambal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ambal poovu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ampal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anuttinam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asitotpala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ati-ati paya	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cirralli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirrampal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indeevaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian blue water fily	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
indian blue water lily	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian blue water-lily	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
indivara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indivaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indivera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indiwar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intamparam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intamvaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intiralayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intiravam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kahlarah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalakamal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaluvapoovu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kalva puvvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamalini	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kamoda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kandota	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandotha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kannapuram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantotakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karnapuram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karuneytarpu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karunkavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karuppalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasturi-salak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kelipok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kontalmeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koticcittamarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
krishnakamal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumtan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumud	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kumuda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumudah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumudinee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kuvalaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lilophal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maltayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mekaniram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mekanirattamarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirutorpalakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
miruturpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mridutpala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallakalava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neel kamal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
neelofar	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
neelothpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
neeltare	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
neeti kaluva	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neydal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neytal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nil padam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nila	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilakamala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilakamalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilaliya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilambujanma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilampal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilampucam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapadma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapatra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilapatumam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilatpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilkamal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilofar	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nilorpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilotpala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nilotpavam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilpadma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilpankaja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilpatraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nirkkuvalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nirkkuvalaikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nitikulava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nīlotpal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
otaivanitakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
otaivanitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
porebunder	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poyani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poyanu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
saugandhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seroja biru	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sitambal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitambel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sundi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
telepok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
teratai kechil	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tunjong biru	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
u tpa la snon po	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
u tpa la snos po	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
unamparkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uplia-kamal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uta allikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utpala	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utpala (flower)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
utpalaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utpalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
All parts		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
flower	dried flower	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Flower		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 19 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Nymphaea cyanea Roxb. ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 125 (1831).
Nymphaea stellata Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 1153 (1799).
Nymphaea stellata var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) Hook.f. & Thomson Fl. Ind. 1: 243 (1855).
Castalia acutiloba (DC.) Hand.-Mazz. Symb. Sin. 7: 334 (1931).
Castalia stellaris Salisb. Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805), nom. superfl.
Castalia stellata (Willd.) Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 49 (1825).
Leuconymphaea stellata (Willd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891).
Nymphaea acutiloba DC. Prodr. 1: 116 (1824).
Nymphaea cahlara Donn Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 7: 159 (1812), not validly publ.
Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt in F.Henkel, F.Rehnelt & L.Dittmann, Nymphaeaceen: 56 (1907).
Nymphaea hookeriana Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 213 (1853).
Nymphaea membranacea Wall. ex Casp. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 245 (1866).
Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 1: 28 (1996).
Nymphaea punctata Edgew. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 29 (1846), nom. illeg.
Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 214 (1853).
Nymphaea stellata var. albiflora Lovassy Result. Wiss. Erforsch. Balatonsees 2(2; 2, Anh.): 44 (1909).
Nymphaea stellata var. parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson Fl. Ind. 1: 243 (1855), not validly publ.
Nymphaea sumatrana Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 387 (1861).
Nymphaea voalefoka Lat.-Marl. Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 236 (1888).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Nymphaea cyanea Roxb.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Nymphaea stellata Willd.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Nymphaea stellata Willd. var. cyanea Hook. f.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Nymphaea stellata Willd. var. cyanea Hook.f. & Thomson	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Nymphaea stellata Willdenow	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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