Sagittaria trifolia

Sagittaria trifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Alismataceae
Genus:	Sagittaria
Species:	S. trifolia
Binomial name
Sagittaria trifolia L.
Synonyms
Sagittaria sinensisSims

Sagittaria trifolia, the threeleaf arrowhead ^[1] or Chinese arrowhead, is a plant species widespread across the wet areas in Europe and in much of Asia.

Distribution

S. trifolia is native to Ukraine, European Russia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Central Asia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and many smaller countries in between. It is also naturalized in the Fiji, Cook, and Society Islands in the Pacific. ^{[2] [3]}

Uses

It has underground tubers and is cultivated as a food crop in parts of Asia. The tubers are high in starch and highly nutritious. ^[4] One of these cultivars is used as kuwai in Japan.

References

1. NRCS. "Sagittaria trifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
3. Flora of China, Sagittaria
4. "Sagittaria trifolia Chinese Arrowroot, Threeleaf arrowhead PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.