Nymphoides indica is a perennial borne in a pond or
marsh, its long and narrow stem rooting in the mud on the bottom of
the water, and the leaf, orbicular-ovate, 7-20cm in diameter,
floating on the water surface. The flower bud emerges from an axil
beneath the leaf and opens on the water's surface; the white flower
(corolla), measuring approximately 1.5cm across, has a yellow center
portion, and the other part has long white hair. Bloom time:
July-September. |