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    • Euryale ferox, also known as prickly waterlily, makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a plant native to Asia. Its seeds, called fox nuts, are dried and eaten in various dishes, especially in India and China. See more

    Overview

    Euryale ferox, commonly known as prickly waterlily, makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a species of water lily … See more

    Taxonomy

    Euryale ferox is a member of the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. The separate family Euryalaceae J.Agardh was proposed in 1858, a classification which has ultimately been rejected. Unlike other water lilies, the pollen grains … See more

    Etymology

    The genus is named after a mythical Greek Gorgon, Euryale. The specific epithet ferox means fierce or ferocious. See more

    Distribution

    Euryale ferox is a perennial plant native to eastern Asia and southern Asia, and is found from northeast India to Korea and Japan, as well as parts of Pakistan and eastern Russia.
    Recently, it has also been recorded in Serbia, Eur… See more

    Description

    Euryale ferox grows in fresh water ponds, producing flowers with white inner petals and violet outer petals. The leaves are large, round and peltate, often more than a meter (3 feet) across, with a leaf stalk attached in the centre … See more

    Reproduction

    Self pollination can occur. Pollen is released before the flower opens. The majority of Euryale ferox flowers are cleistogamous, not opening for cross-pollination, though some normally-opening (… See more

    Genome

    The chromosome count is n = 29. The genome size is 870.42 Mb. See more

     
  1. Euryale ferox, commonly known as prickly waterlily, [ 3 ] makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a species of water lily found in southern and eastern Asia, and the only extant member of the genus Euryale. The edible seeds, called fox nuts or makhana, are dried, [ a ] and eaten predominantly in Asia.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryale_ferox
    Euryale ferox, or Gorgon Plant, is a perennial species of water lily and the only extant species of Euryale. It is typically found in medium to large water gardens. It is easily propogated from seeds, but is nonviviparous (that is, does not germinate while attached to the parent plant).
    plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/euryale-ferox/
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