Details of Genus: Trapa L.
ID: 2120
Genus ja: ヒシ
Genus en: Water chestnut
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Lythraceae
Family ja: ミソハギ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 30 species of submerged aquatic annuals from still or slow-moving water in C. Europe, E. Asia, and Africa. The creeping, floating stems bear linear submerged leaves and rosettes of ovate or almost triangular to diamond-shaped, toothed, mottled floating leaves, hairy beneath, with spongy, swollen leaf-stalks. Small, solitary, tubular, white or lilac flowers are followed by inflated, spiny fruits. In frost-prone areas, grow in baskets in a cold-greenhouse pool, or float rosettes on the surface of an out-door pool after last frosts. In warmer climates, grow in an outdoor pool.
Hardiness en: Half hardy to frost tender.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Collect seed in autumn. Store frost-free in water or wet moss over winter; sow in spring, at 13-18°C (55-64°F), in wet compost.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment: C & SE Europe, Asia, Africa
Comment ja: ヒシ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:58
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Accepted | Lythraceae | ミソハギ科 | Show | ||
| PB2 | Trapaceae | ヒシ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lythraceae (Trapaceae) | ミソハギ (ヒシ)科 | Show | |||
| APW | Lythraceae | ミソハギ科 | Show |