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Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Nymphaea nouchali |
| Family name: |
NYMPHAEACEAE
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| English name: |
Water Lilly
Blue Lotus
Blue Star Water Lily
Blue Waterlily
Indian Blue Water Lily
Star Lotus
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| Sinhala name: |
Manel (මානෙල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Neelambal
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| Sanskrit name: |
Utpala
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
An aquatic gerb with a short, erect, ovoid rootstock. Leaves on long, slender, submerged, petioles; blade floating, about 12.5-20 cm diameter, saggitate-rotand with a narrow sinus of 5-7.5 cm in depth at the base, margin entire, or coarsely sinuate, glabrous on both surfaces. Flowers solitary on long peduncles, 7.5-15 cm diameters, pale blue or violet, open all day. Fruit a soft globular, spongy berry; seeds numerous. Seeds small, albuminous, longitudinally straite, enveloped in a large aril.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Liver diseases
Piles
Urinary tract diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Stem
Rhizome
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Diuretic
Aphrodisiac
Sedative
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