| Trapa incisa | |
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| Floating leaves | |
| Nuts in a bowl | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Trapa |
| Species: | T. incisa
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapa incisa | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Trapa incisa, the tiny water-chestnut, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae.[3][4] It is native to subtropical areas of northeastern India, Southeast Asia, eastern China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East.[2] A hydrosubshrub, it is typically found in freshwater ponds and swamps from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[4] Its chromosome number is 2n = 48, with reports of 88, 90, 92, and perhaps 96.[4][5] It has been assessed as Least Concern.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zhuang, X. (2011). "Xi Guo Ye Ling Trapa incisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T168675A6526227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T168675A6526227.en. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Trapa incisa Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (2023). "Trapa incisa Siebold & Zucc". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
Tiny water-chestnut in English
- ^ a b c "细果野菱 xi guo ye ling". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Qu, Minghao; Fan, Xiangrong; Hao, Chenlu; Zheng, Yi; Guo, Sumin; Wang, Sen; Li, Wei; Xu, Yanqin; Gao, Lei; Chen, Yuanyuan (2023). "Chromosome-level assemblies of cultivated water chestnut Trapa bicornis and its wild relative Trapa incisa". Scientific Data. 10 (1) 407. Bibcode:2023NatSD..10..407Q. doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02270-4. PMID 37355767.