Nymphoides peltata in Genus Nymphoides

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Internal ID	UUID643ff67f78086235312364
Scientific name	Nymphoides peltata
Authority	(S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze
First published in	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 429 (1891)

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Common products:
- Ornamental aquarium and pond plant, widely sold by aquatic horticulture nurseries for its floating leaf pads and bright yellow flowers; commonly marketed under names such as “floating heart”.
- Used as a model organism in research on aquatic plant physiology, heterophylly, nutrient uptake, and buoyancy mechanisms; it appears in experimental studies of constructed wetlands and phytoremediation.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Employed in constructed wetlands and engineered aquatic treatment systems to reduce concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and selected heavy metals (e.g., Cu, Zn, Cd) from municipal wastewater, industrial effluents, and eutrophic water bodies.
- Reported to achieve removal efficiencies sufficient to bring nutrient levels below many regulatory thresholds in pilot‑scale trials, and to accumulate trace metals in above‑ground biomass for later harvesting.

Properties relevant to use:
- Rapid vegetative propagation via stolons enables quick establishment and large‑scale planting without seeds.
- Aerenchyma tissue in stems and petioles provides buoyancy, allowing the characteristic floating habit that maximises light capture and gas exchange.
- Specific leaf area of mature floating leaves is typically 150–200 cm², supporting high photosynthetic rates in low‑light aquatic environments.
- Low lignin content and high proportion of cellulose typical of herbaceous aquatic plants facilitate rapid biomass production and efficient nutrient sequestration.
- Phenolic flavonoid concentration reported at 5–10 mg gallic‑acid equivalents per gram fresh weight, making the plant a source of natural antioxidants in biochemical assays.
- Tolerates temperature fluctuations (approximately 5–30 °C) and can grow under low light intensities (

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Limnanthes nymphoides	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. i. 300 (1812).
Limnanthes peltata	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. ii. 340.
Nymphoides flava	Hill	Brit. Herb. 77 (1756); Druce, in Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 1913, iii.437;.
Villarsia peltata	Roem. & Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 178 (1819)
Limnanthemum peltatum	S.G.Gmel.	Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1): 527 (1770)
Menyanthes natans	Lam.	Fl. Franç. 2: 203 (1779)
Schweyckerta nymphoides	(L.) C.C.Gmel.	Fl. Bad. i. 447 (1805).
Waldschmidia nymphoides	(L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.	Prim. Fl. Holsat. 20. 1780 [29 Mar 1780]
Villarsia nymphoides	Vent.	Choix Pl. : t. 9 (1803)
Menyanthes nymphoides	L.	Sp. Pl. : 145 (1753)
Limnanthemum nymphoides	Hoffmanns. & Link	Fl. Portug. 1: 344 (1820)
Nymphoides orbiculata	Gilib.	Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 33 (1782)
Nymphoides europaea	Fisch. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. 1: 557 (1821)
Nymphoides nymphoides	(L.) Britton	Ill. Fl. N. U.S. , ed. 2, 3: 19 (1913)
Villarsia nymphoidea	St.-Lag.	Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 581 (1889)
Nymphoides flava	Hill ex Druce	Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 437 (1913)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	fringed water-lily
English	yellow floating heart
English	yellow floatingheart
English	fringed waterlily
Arabic	زهرة الأهوار الدرعية
Belarusian	Балатнакветнік шчыталісты
Bulgarian	щитолистни какички
Czech	plavín leknínovitý
Czech	plavín štítnatý
Welsh	lili'r-dŵr eddïog
Danish	søblad
German	europäische seekanne
German	gewöhnliche seekanne
German	teichenzian
German	seekanne
Persian	گل مردابی
Finnish	lammikki
Finnish	keltalammikki
French	faux-nénuphar
French	limnanthème faux-nénuphar
French	faux nénuphar
fy	bearzerûch
Irish	scéithín uisce
Upper Sorbian	wšědny wódny bónčk
Hungarian	tündérfátyol
Italian	limnantemio
Japanese	阿佐佐
Japanese	アサザ
Japanese	ハナジュンサイ
Japanese	浅沙
Japanese	花蓴菜
Korean	노랑어리연꽃
Lithuanian	vandeninė plaumuonė
mnc	ᡥᡳᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ
Dutch	watergentiaan
Polish	grzybieńczyk wodny
Romanian	plutică
Russian	болотноцветник щитолистный
Slovenian	Ščitolistna močvirka
Slovenian	Ščitastolistni plavček
Swedish	sjögull
Ukrainian	плавун щитолистий
Chinese	莕菜
Chinese	荇菜

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000382361
Florida Plant Atlas	4375
Canadensys	6673
USDA Plants	NYPE
Tropicos	20800054
INPN	109769
Flora of Italy	4066
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:370207-1
The Plant List	kew-2384918
Missouri Botanical Garden	282718
Open Tree Of Life	128320
NCBI Taxonomy	49614
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003977
Nature Serve	2.139738
IUCN Red List	164309
IPNI	370207-1
iNaturalist	78237
GBIF	5341509
Freebase	/m/05_t_k
WisFlora	12233
EPPO	NYPPE
EOL	581364
Elurikkus	521301
Calflora (Californian flora)	5877
USDA GRIN	417535
Wikipedia	Nymphoides_peltata

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Accession	Assembly
Accession	Name	Level	Submitter	Released	Coverage	Size
GCA_965615785.1	daNymPelt1.hap1.1	Chromosome	WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE	2025-07-08	50	688.48 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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An Overview on Atopic Dermatitis, Oxidative Stress, and Psychological Stress: Possible Role of Nutraceuticals as an Additional Therapeutic Strategy

Alessandrello C, Sanfilippo S, Minciullo PL, Gangemi S

Int J Mol Sci

04-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11084351
doi:	10.3390/ijms25095020
PMID:	38732239

Floral morph variation mediated by clonal growth and pollinator functional groups of Limonium otolepis in a heterostylous fragmented population

Ren D, Jiao F, Zhang A, Zhao J, Zhang J

AoB Plants

27-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11041057
doi:	10.1093/aobpla/plae020
PMID:	38660050

Impact of Environmental Food Intake on the Gut Microbiota of Endangered Père David’s Deer: Primary Evidence for Population Reintroduction

Mo Q, Yao H, Wu H, Zhao D

Animals (Basel)

27-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10931168
doi:	10.3390/ani14050728
PMID:	38473113

Iridoid Glycosides and Coumarin Glycoside Derivatives from the Roots of Nymphoides peltata and Their In Vitro Wound Healing Properties

Kim TY, Lee BS, Jo BG, Heo SP, Jung YS, Kim SN, Kim KH, Yang MH

Int J Mol Sci

19-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10816987
doi:	10.3390/ijms25021268
PMID:	38279268

Initial decomposition of floating leaf blades of Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) O. Kuntze (Menyanthaceae): causes, impact and succession

Klok PF, van der Velde G

PeerJ

21-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10749093
doi:	10.7717/peerj.16689
PMID:	38144198

3‴-O-Foliamenthoyl-Rutin, a New Flavonoid Glycoside from the Roots of Nymphoides peltata

Kim TY, Lee BS, Jo BG, Heo SP, Keem MJ, Kwon TH, Kim SN, Kim KH, Yang MH

Plants (Basel)

06-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10748241
doi:	10.3390/plants12244083
PMID:	38140410

Botanical memory: five centuries of floristic changes revealed by a Renaissance herbarium (Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1551–1586)

Buldrini F, Alessandrini A, Mossetti U, Muzzi E, Pezzi G, Soldano A, Nascimbene J

R Soc Open Sci

08-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10645095
doi:	10.1098/rsos.230866
PMID:	38026021

Very low prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in two species of marsh terns

Dubiec A, Atamas N, Ledwoń M

Parasitol Res

01-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10667446
doi:	10.1007/s00436-023-07997-y
PMID:	37907627

Anti-Wrinkling Effect of 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic Acid from the Roots of Nymphoides peltata through MAPK/AP-1, NF-κB, and Nrf2 Signaling in UVB-Irradiated HaCaT Cells

Kim TY, Park NJ, Jo BG, Lee BS, Keem MJ, Kwon TH, Kim KH, Kim SN, Yang MH

Antioxidants (Basel)

23-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10604296
doi:	10.3390/antiox12101899
PMID:	37891978

Past, Present and Future of the Aral Sea -A Review of its Fauna and Flora before and during the Regression Crisis

Plotnikov IS, Aladin NV, Zhakova LV, Mossin J, Høeg JT

Zool Stud

12-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10317995
doi:	10.6620/ZS.2023.62-19
PMID:	37408707

Nymphoides peltata Root Extracts Improve Atopic Dermatitis by Regulating Skin Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Enzymes in 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-Induced SKH-1 Hairless Mice

Kim TY, Park NJ, Jegal H, Paik JH, Choi S, Kim SN, Yang MH

Antioxidants (Basel)

03-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10135162
doi:	10.3390/antiox12040873
PMID:	37107248

Comprehensive transcriptomic profiling reveals complex molecular mechanisms in the regulation of style-length dimorphism in Guettarda speciosa (Rubiaceae), a species with “anomalous” distyly

Luo Z, Zhao Z, Xu Y, Shi M, Tu T, Pei N, Zhang D

Front Plant Sci

16-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10060554
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1116078
PMID:	37008460

Allometric relationships between leaf and petiole traits across 31 floating-leaved plants reveal a different adaptation pattern from terrestrial plants

Liu Y, Liu H, Baastrup-Spohr L, Li Z, Li W, Pan J, Cao Y

Ann Bot

19-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC10072084
doi:	10.1093/aob/mcad007
PMID:	36655615

The Role of Aquaporins in Plant Growth under Conditions of Oxygen Deficiency

Kudoyarova G, Veselov D, Yemelyanov V, Shishova M

Int J Mol Sci

05-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9456501
doi:	10.3390/ijms231710159
PMID:	36077554

Plant traits and environment: floating leaf blade production and turnover of Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) O. Kuntze (Menyanthaceae)

Klok PF, van der Velde G

PeerJ

01-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9441140
doi:	10.7717/peerj.13976
PMID:	36068866

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Nymphoides peltata

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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