*Limnophyton obtusifolium* (L.) Miq. [image: Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109987817>
*lim-no-FY-ton* -- Greek: *limnos* (stagnant pool or swamp); *phyton* (plant) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *ob-too-sih-FOH-lee-um* -- blunt leaf ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=obtusifolium> *commonly known as*: blunt arrowhead • *Gujarati*: નલકુટ nalkut • *Malayalam*: ചെളിതാമര chelithamara, കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara • *Marathi*: नळकूट nalkut • *Tamil*: கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu, நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri • *Telugu*: గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu *botanical names*: *Limnophyton obtusifolium* (L.) Miq. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Alisma obtusifolium* (L.) Thwaites • *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Alisma sagittifolium* Willd. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 16 October 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *blunt arrowhead* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blunt%20Arrowhead.html>, retrieved October 16, 2025 ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *નલકુટ nalkut* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചെളിതാമര chelithamara* - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/IPIoky2JvfI/m/v-dXq-Z6AAAJ> ... ചെളി cheli = mud with or without water, താമര thamara = lotus ("alludes to" lotus in this context) *കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara* - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/IPIoky2JvfI/m/v-dXq-Z6AAAJ> - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *नळकूट nalkut* - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014] - *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> *நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri* - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ... or simply குளிரி kuliri ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Limnophyton+obtusifolium> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ ***Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, ***Jharkhand, ***Karnataka, Kerala, ***Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, ***Odisha, ***Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, ***West Bengal - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 16/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Chhattisgarh :: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere Reserve Information Series (BRIS) <https://tfri.icfre.gov.in/AABR/aabr-INDEX/index.html> Volume 1 (1) - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora> - Jharkhand :: "Edible Hydrophytic and Wetland Plants of East Singbhum,District of Jharkhand <https://www.jetir.org/view?paper=JETIR1811516>", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.106-117, November-2018 - Maharashtra :: The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014] - Odisha :: Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> - Rajasthan :: Dr. Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Ravindra Kumar Sharma - A Research Paper on Applied Medical Phytogeography of Shekhawati Region <https://www.ijeas.org/a-research-paper-on-applied-medical-phytogeography-of-shekhawati-region> - IJEAS, ISSN: 2394-3661, Volume-8, Issue-12, December 2021 - Telangana :: Rajyalaxmi, & Aruna, Maddela. (2018). Aquatic Macrophytes of Singabhupalem Lake in Telangana State. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344631452> International Journal of Life Sciences. 6. 203-206. *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 15:07 16-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:16 18-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/limnophyton-obtusifolium-l-miq.html Regards. 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