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Eleocharis Dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut). Chinese Water Chestnut Eleocharis dulci Kaytlyn Heick Cyperaceae • Sedge family • Have triangle stems • Grow in damp ground • Small flowers with the sepals or petals completely absent or reduced to scales, bristles, or hairs • Typically have 3 stamens • Closest relatives to this family are rushes Morphological Description Culms • Leaves are bladeless sheathes • Perennial • Produce many flowers which are very small and occur on the tips of the culms • Due to no leaves, photosynthesis takes place in culms (stems) • Fruit are achenes (dry, one seeded fruit that doesn’t open to release the seed) • Produces two types of tubers • One used for propagation (creating new plants) • Second for storage (edible part) Tuber Geography • Cultivation: • Mainly in China and Japan • Atlantic and Gulf Costal states • Far East • Origin • South-East Asia • Australia, tropical part of Africa, and various islands of Pacific and Indian Oceans Features of Cultivation • Planted annual in either June or July • First planted in wet mud and once sprouted, planted in fields of mud covered with very little water about 15 cm deep • Needs long warm growing season • Soil temperature between 14-15.5°C (57.2-59.9°F) • Rich clay or peaty soil • The plant thrives in water-inundated areas like ponds, flooded fields or paddies, swamps, marshes and in the mud of shallow lakes. • harvested using forks to scoop them off from the bottom Plant Uses • Fodder, forage, and animal feed • Flour/starch • Stems used to make mats • Vegetable • Chinese cuisine, soups, and salads • Source of medicine/pharmaceutical • Ground into powder and made into paste to help with coughs and inflammation • Juiced to help with nausea, jaundice, and detoxifying bodies from impurities Historical Facts • It is native to the old world tropics but it is now presently grown all over the world for its edible corms • The plant became known to the West in the 17th century • Introduced to the United States in 1930 • Even after being introduced, there has been very little progress toward the establishment of a viable industry Use in North America • North America • Oriental cooking • Feed for livestock Additional Facts • Produce horizontal rhizomes that terminate in rounded tubers which are used in Asian cooking • Found in swampy areas • Its not a nut, but aquatic vegetable • Rich in carbohydrates (starch), good source of dietary fiber, riboflavin, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and manganese Taste • Raw: sweet and crunchy • Tend to leave a bitter aftertaste • Boiled: slightly crunching and slightly have a nutty flavor Sources "Eleocharis Dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut)." Eleocharis Dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2016. "Plants Profile for Eleocharis Dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut)." Plants Profile for Eleocharis Dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2016. "What Are Water Chestnuts Good For? - Mercola.com." Mercola.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2016. Diver, Steve. "Chinese Water Chesnut." ATTRA, Dec. 2000. Web. 27 Aug. 2016. Thulaja, Naidu. "Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis Dulcis)." Singaporeinfopedia, n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2016. "Cyperaceae: Sedge Family. Identify Sedges, Bulrushes, and Tules." Cyperaceae: Sedge Family. Identify Sedges, Bulrushes, and Tules. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2016. .
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