Nymphoides parvifolia

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| image =Nymphoides parvifolia.jpg

| genus = Nymphoides

| species = parvifolia

| authority = Kuntze

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bhat, G.K. |author2=Rao, M.L.V |date=2011 |title=Nymphoides parvifolia |volume=2011 |page=e.T168850A6541061 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T168850A6541061.en |access-date= 5 March 2025}}

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Nymphoides parvifolia (also known as Nymphoides parviflora), is an aquatic perennial plant species of floating aquatic plant native to tropical Asia to northern Australia.{{cite web | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77302103-1 | title=Nymphoides parviflora (Wall. Ex G.Don) Tippery |website= Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science}}

Description

Floating leaves pale green –brownish green with pinkish tinge; seed surface tuberculated.{{cite journal|author=Pavisha, P.|author2= Pradeep, N.S. |author3= Madhusoodanan, P.V.|year= 2020 |title=Comparative morphology and phenetics of Nymphoides species in Kerala|journal= Plant Science Today |volume=7|issue=2|pages=233–239|doi= 10.14719/pst.2020.7.2.735 |bibcode= 2020PlScT...7..233P |doi-access= free}} The flowers are bisexual, 3-4 white petals with yellow throat and toothed edges.

References

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