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Eleocharis dulcis Hensch.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Eleocharis
species
Eleocharis dulcis

Name

Synonyms
Andropogon dulcis Burm.f.
Carex tuberosa (Schult.) Blanco
Cyperus dulcis Rumph., 1750
Eleocharis austrocaledonica Vieill.
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin.
Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa (Schult.) T.Koyama
Eleocharis equisetina J.Presl & C.Presl
Eleocharis esculenta Vieill.
Eleocharis indica (Lour.) Druce
Eleocharis plantaginea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.
Eleocharis plantaginea var. stolonifera Boeckeler
Eleocharis plantagineiformis Tang & F.T.Wang
Eleocharis plantaginoidea W.Wight
Eleocharis plantaginoides (Rottb.) Domin
Eleocharis plantaginoides (Rottb.) W.Wight
Eleocharis tuberosa Schult.
Eleocharis tumida (Roxb.) Schult.
Hippuris indica Lour.
Limnochloa plantaginea (Retz.) Nees
Limnochloa tumida (Roxb.) Nees
Homonyms
Eleocharis dulcis Hensch.
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin.
Common names
Chinese water chestnut in English
Chinese water-chestnut in English
Chinese waterchestnut in language.
Wasserkastanie in German
cabezas de negrito in Spanish
chinesische Wassernuß in German
châtaigne d'eau in French
ground-chestnut in English
nuez china in Spanish
pitsi in Spanish
waternut in English
남방개 in language.
Củ Mã Thầy in Vietnamese
Củ Năng in Vietnamese
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