Plant Details

Accepted name:: Potamogeton nodosus Poir. [Potamogetonaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
mal kekatiya	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 54 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Potamogeton roxburghianus Schult. & Schult.f. Mant. 3: 367 (1827).
Potamogeton thunbergii Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 221 (1827).
Potamogeton americanus Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 226 (1827), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton americanus subsp. mascarensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Benn. J. Bot. 46: 160 (1908).
Potamogeton americanus var. novaeboracensis (Morong) A.Benn. J. Bot. 31: 297 (1893).
Potamogeton americanus var. thunbergii (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.Benn. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 46 (1897).
Potamogeton canariensis Link in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 138 (1828).
Potamogeton drucei Fryer in A.Fryer & A.Bennett, Potamoget. Brit.: 31 (1898).
Potamogeton indicus Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 452 (1820), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton insulanus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 154 (1916).
Potamogeton leschenaultii Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 222 (1827).
Potamogeton lonchites var. novaeboracensis Morong Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 3(2): 20 (1893).
Potamogeton machianus Lowe ex Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 58 (1907), not validly publ.
Potamogeton malaianus Miq. Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 46 (1870).
Potamogeton mascarensis Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 228 (1827).
Potamogeton mexicanus A.Benn. J. Bot. 25: 289 (1887).
Potamogeton montanus C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 85 (1825).
Potamogeton natans var. canariensis (Link) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 494 (1894).
Potamogeton natans f. capensis Kunth Enum. Pl. 3: 128 (1841).
Potamogeton natans var. capensis T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 494 (1894), nom. illeg.
Potamogeton natans var. mexicanus M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 121 (1843).
Potamogeton natans var. serotinus (Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 16 (1882).
Potamogeton nodosus f. angustissimus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 188 (1916).
Potamogeton nodosus f. brevifolius (G.Fisch.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 365 (1970 publ. 1971).
Potamogeton nodosus f. congestus (G.Fisch.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 365 (1970 publ. 1971).
Potamogeton nodosus f. latifolius (G.Fisch.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 365 (1970 publ. 1971).
Potamogeton nodosus f. spathulifolius (G.Fisch.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 365 (1970 publ. 1971).
Potamogeton nodosus var. stagnatilis (W.D.J.Koch) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 365 (1970 publ. 1971).
Potamogeton nuttallii var. portoricensis (Graebn.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 56 (1907).
Potamogeton occidentalis Sieber ex Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 224 (1827).
Potamogeton owaihiensis Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 228 (1827).
Potamogeton pensylvanicus var. portoricensis Graebn. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 4: 73 (1903).
Potamogeton peruviana C.Presl J. Bot. 28: 298 (1890).
Potamogeton petiolaris Raf. Med. Repos., ser. 3, 2: 409 (1811), nom. utique rej.
Potamogeton rotundatus Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 153 (1916).
Potamogeton roxburghii F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 7: 231 (1837), nom. superfl.
Potamogeton semicoloratus A.Benn. J. Bot. 48: 150 (1910).
Potamogeton serotinus Schrad. in J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes, Mant. 3: 351 (1827).
Potamogeton stagnorum Hagstr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 55(5): 159 (1916).
Potamogeton syriacus Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 2: 227 (1827).
Potamogeton × fluitans var. americanus (Graebn.) P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France: 140 (1935).
Potamogeton × fluitans subsp. americanus Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 62 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans f. brevifolius G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 54 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans var. canariensis (Link) Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 2(3): 299 (1847).
Potamogeton × fluitans f. congestus G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 54 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans f. latifolius G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 54 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans proles mascarensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 31: 60 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans proles novaeboracensis (Morong) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 62 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans var. novaeboracensis (Morong) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 11: 62 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans var. robustus Tab.Morais Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 11: 155 (1936).
Potamogeton × fluitans f. spathulifolius G.Fisch. Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 11: 54 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans var. stagnatilis W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 776 (1844).
Potamogeton × fluitans proles syriacus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 31: 60 (1907).
Potamogeton × fluitans proles thunbergii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Graebn. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 31: 61 (1907).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Potamogeton nodosus Poir.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Potamogeton roxburghianus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Potamogeton thunbergii Cham. & Schltdl.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)

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