Eleocharis tuberosa Chinese water chestnut (Cyperaceae)

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Eleocharis tuberosa
Chinese water chestnut
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The Eleocharis tuberosa plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, to Australia. It is a member of the Cyperaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chinese water chestnut. Some home gardeners know the variety as E. dulcis. Heliocharis tuberosa.

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Latin Name:  Eleocharis tuberosa
Common Name:  Chinese water chestnut
Family:  Cyperaceae
Author:  Schult.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Marshy land and shallow water[200]. The edges of seasonal swamps in Australia[193].

Edible Uses: Corm - raw or cooked[2, 46, 61, 63, 103]. A delicious taste, it is sweet and crisp when fully ripe and is starchy before that[116, 183]. Widely used in Chinese cooking, especially in chop suey. A flour or starch can be made from the dried and ground up corm and this is used to thicken sauces and to give a crisp coating to various deep-fried foods[183]. The root is about 4cm in diameter[206], it contains about 36% starch[193]. A nutritional analysis is available[218]. The plant is used for making salt in Zimbabwe[183]. No more details.

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