Pistia stratiotes Antara tamara Akasa tamarai Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes L.
Family:  Araceae

Synonyms: Apiospermum obcordatum (Schleid.) Klotzsch, Limnonesis commutata (Schleid.) Klotzsch, Limnonesis friedrichsthaliana Klotzsch, Pistia aegyptiaca Schleid., Pistia aethiopica Fenzl ex Klotzsch, Pistia africana C.PresI, Pistia amazonica C.PresI, Pistia brasiliensis Klotzsch, Pistia commutata Schleid., Pistia crispata Blume, Pistia cumingii Klotzsch, Pistia gardneri Klotzsch, Pistia horkeliana Miq., Pistia leprieuri Blume, Pistia linguiformis Blume, Pistia minor Blume, Pistia natalensis Klotzsch, Pistia obcordata Schleid., Pistia occidental is Blume, Pistia schleideniana Klotzsch, Pistia spathulata Michx., Pistia stratiotes var. cuneata Engl., Pistia stratiotes var. linguiformis Engl., Pistia stratiotes var. obcordata (Schleid.) Engl., Pistia stratiotes var. spathulata (Michx.) Engl. Pistia texensis Klotzsch, Pistia turpini Blume, Pistia turpinii K.Koch, Pistia weigeltiana C.PresI, Zala asiatica Lour.,

Vernacular Names:
Arabic: بستيا
Bahasa Indonesia: Kayu apu
Bengali: টোকাপানা Toka Pana
Chinese: 大薸
Deutsch: Wassersalat
English: Water Lettuce, water cabbage
Gujarati: Jalashamkhala
Hebrew: פיסטיה
Japanese: ボタンウキクサ
Kannada: Anthara gange
Lithuanian: Salotinė pistija
Malayalam: പിസ്ടിയ, Kodappayal
Marathi: आकाशमूली Akasha muli
Nepali: जलकुम्भी Jalkumbhi
Oriya: Borajhanji
Polish: Pistia rozetkowa
Russian: Пистия
Sanskrit: Jalakumbhi, Vaariparni, Vaarimuuli
Svenska: Musselblomma
Tamil: அந்தரத்தாமரை Antarattamarai, Akacattamarai ஆகாசத்தாமரை, Kulittamarai குழித்தாமரை
Telugu: అంతరతామర Antara tamara
Ukrainian: Водяний салат
Vietnamese: Bèo cái
Ayurvedic Uses: Antitubercular, emollient, diuretic, Whole plant and root—diuretic, used for dysuria. Leaf—antitussive, demulcent, antidysenteric, externally applied to haemorrhoids, ulcers, skin diseases. Ash—applied to ringworm of the scalp.
Siddha uses: Azhukiranti, Karappan, Kuttam, Puzhuvurumakkutu

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