Water Lily

Water Lily

Bangla/local name: শাপলা

Scientific name:  Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)

Kingdom        : Plantae

Division          : Magnoliophyta

Class               : Magnoliopsida

Order              : Nympheales

Family             : Nyphaceae

Genus             : Nymphaea

Species            : N. nouchali

Economic Importance

• Used as ornamental purpose
• The pedicel is  used as vegetable
• The seeds are used as fried food
• Rhizome is used as food