Sagittaria trifolia
| Japan arrowroot Three-leaved arrowhead 沢瀉 澤瀉 面高Omodaka | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. trifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria trifolia L. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sagittaria sinensis Sims | |
Sagittaria trifolia, the threeleaf arrowhead[1] or Chinese arrowhead, is a plant species widespread across the wet areas in Europe and in much of Asia.
Origin
It is native to Ukraine, European Russia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Central Asia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and many smaller countries in between. It is also naturalized in the Fiji, Cook and Society Islands in the Pacific.[2][3]
Usage
Sagittaria trifolia has underground tubers and is cultivated as a food crop in parts of Asia. The tubers are high in starch and highly nutritious.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sagittaria trifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Sagittaria trifolia
- ↑ Flora of China, Sagittaria
- ↑ Plants for a Future, Sagittaria trifolia
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