Eleocharis dulcis
Chinese Water Chestnut, Chinese Water Chestnut
Other regional names: Chinese Waterchestnut +2 more
- Chinese Waterchestnut
- Ground Chestnut
- Water Chestnut
Also known as: Andropogon dulcis Burm.f. +17 more
- Andropogon dulcis Burm.f.
- Cyperus dulcis Rumph., 1750
- Eleocharis austrocaledonica Vieill.
- Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin.
- Eleocharis dulcis subsp. tuberosa (Schult.) T.Koyama
- Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa (Schult.) T.Koyama
- Eleocharis equisetina J.Presl & C.Presl
- Eleocharis esculenta Vieill.
- Eleocharis indica (Lour.) Druce
- Eleocharis plantaginea subsp. stolonifera Boeck.
- Eleocharis plantaginea var. stolonifera Boeckeler
- Eleocharis plantagineiformis Tang & F.T.Wang
- Eleocharis plantaginoidea W.Wight
- Eleocharis plantaginoides (Rottb.) Domin
- Eleocharis plantaginoides (Rottb.) W.Wight, 1905
- Eleocharis tuberosa Schult.
- Eleocharis tumida (Roxb.) Schult.
- Heleocharis plantagineiformis Tang & F.T.Wang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Eleocharis dulcis (commonly known as Chinese Water Chestnut) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical or tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe