Common name
English: Lanceleaf water plantain
German: Lanzettblättriger Froschlöffel
Mandarin: 草泽泻 (cao ze xie)
Portuguese: Orelha-de-mula-lanceolada
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Alismatales (9)
Family: Alismataceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Alisma (2)
Epithet: gramineum Lej. (1)
Synonym: Alisma lanceolatum With.
gramineum => grass-like, or relating to grain
lanceolatum => lancet-like in form
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Alisma gramineum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1640] Alisma gramineum - Flora of China @ efloras.org