Euryale ferox
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For other uses, see Euryale (disambiguation).
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.[lower-alpha 1] The edible seeds, called fox nuts or makhana when dried,[lower-alpha 2] are eaten in Asia.
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Flowering Euryale ferox cultivated in the Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem | |
Botanical illustration of Euryale ferox from Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1812). | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Euryale Salisb. |
Species: | E. ferox |
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Euryale ferox | |
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