Water Lily
Water Lily
Bangla/local name: শাপলা
Scientific name: Nymphaea nouchali
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