Raffi at 16:59, 29 April 2010

2010-04-29T16:59:11Z

Murali.lalitha at 07:56, 23 April 2010

2010-04-23T07:56:44Z

Raffi: moved Trapa to Water caltrop: per WP

2009-08-27T03:46:31Z

moved Trapa to Water caltrop: per WP

Raffi at 03:43, 27 August 2009

2009-08-27T03:43:36Z

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 |common_name=Water caltrop, Water chestnut
 |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |lifespan=perennial
 |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |Temp Metric=°F
-|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
+|image=Water-caltrops.jpg
 |image_width=240
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+The '''water caltrop''' , '''water chestnut''' or '''Singhara''' is either of two [[species]] of the [[genus]] ''Trapa'': ''Trapa natans'' and ''Trapa bicornis''. Both species are floating [[annual plant|annual]] [[aquatic plant]]s, growing in slow-moving water up to 5&nbsp;meters deep, native to warm temperate parts of [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]]. They bear ornately shaped fruits that resemble the head of a bull, each containing a single very large starchy seed. It has been cultivated in [[China]] and [[India]] for at least 3,000&nbsp;years for these seeds, which are boiled and sold as an occasional streetside snack in the south of that country.
-| latin_name = ''Trapa''
-| common_names = water caltrop, water chestnut
+The water caltrop's submerged [[plant stem|stem]] reaches 12 to 15&nbsp;ft (3.6 to 4.5&nbsp;m) in length, anchored into the mud by very fine roots.  It has two types of [[Leaf|leaves]], finely divided feather-like submerged leaves borne along the length of the stem, and undivided floating leaves borne in a rosette at the water's surface.  The floating leaves have saw-tooth edges and are ovoid or triangular in shape, 2–3 cm long, on inflated petioles 5–9 cm long, which provide added buoyancy for the leafy portion. Four-petalled white [[flower]]s form in early summer and are [[insect-pollinated]]. The fruit is a nut with four 0.5 in (1 cm), barbed spines. [[Seed]]s can remain viable for up to 12 years, although most will germinate within the first two years.
-| growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 {{Inc|
 Trapa (abbreviated from calcitrapa, which is the same as caltrops, an instrument of war used to impede the progress of mounted warriors; it had four spine-like projections, like the fruit of the water caltrops). Trapaceae or Hydrocaryaceae; by some retained in Onagraceae. Floating plants adapted to the aquarium.
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 ===Propagation===
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+The plant spreads by the rosettes and fruits detaching from the stem and floating to another area on currents or by fruits clinging to objects, birds and animals.
 ===Pests and diseases===
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 ==Species==
-<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
+*''[[Trapa natans]]''
 ==Gallery==
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+<gallery perrow=5>
+File:Taiwan 2009 Tainan City Water Caltrop Field FRD 7922.jpg|Caltrop crop
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-[[Category:Categorize]]
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		+	\|familia=Trapaceae
		+	\|genus=Trapa
		+	\|common_name=Water caltrop, Water chestnut
		+	\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|lifespan=perennial
		+	\|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
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	\| latin_name = ''Trapa''		\| latin_name = ''Trapa''

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-| latin_name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
+| latin_name = ''Trapa''
-| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
+| common_names = water caltrop, water chestnut
 | growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 | high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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 | sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 | color = IndianRed
-| image = Upload.png   <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
+| image = Water-caltrops.jpg
 | image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 | image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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 Trapa (abbreviated from calcitrapa, which is the same as caltrops, an instrument of war used to impede the progress of mounted warriors; it had four spine-like projections, like the fruit of the water caltrops). Trapaceae or Hydrocaryaceae; by some retained in Onagraceae. Floating plants adapted to the aquarium.

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Water caltrop - Revision history

Raffi at 16:59, 29 April 2010

Murali.lalitha at 07:56, 23 April 2010

Raffi: moved Trapa to Water caltrop: per WP

Raffi at 03:43, 27 August 2009

122.167.146.129: Created page with '__NOTOC__{{Plantbox | latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names =

122.167.146.129: Created page with 'NOTOC{{Plantbox | latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names =