*Trapa bispinosa Roxburgh var. jinumae Nakano. Common name: Two-spined Water-chestnut, Japanese Water-Chestnut. Habitat: Estuarine and pond waters. Distribution: Native of e. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — C; = Trapa bispinosa Roxb. var. iinumae Nakano — Chorak et al (2019); < Trapa natans L. — FNA10, Lin et al (2013); < Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino — K4; < Trapa natans var. natans — POWO. Basionym: Trapa bispinosa Roxb. var. jinumae Nakano 1913
Links to other floras: < Trapa natans - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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