| Trapa incisa | |
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| Floating leaves | |
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| Nuts in a bowl | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Trapa |
| Species: | T. incisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapa incisa | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Trapa incisa, the tiny water-chestnut, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. [3] [4] It is native to subtropical areas of northeastern India, Southeast Asia, eastern China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East. [2] A hydrosubshrub, it is typically found in freshwater ponds and swamps from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). [4] Its chromosome number is 2n = 48, with reports of 88, 90, 92, and perhaps 96. [4] [5] It has been assessed as Least Concern. [1]
