Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 792

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຜັກກາດນ້ຳ
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale R.Br.

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:

ລາວ: ຜັກກາດນ້ຳ, ຜັກນ້ຳ ໄທ: ສະລັດນ້ຳ, ຜັກນ້ຳ

Synonyms :

Nasturtium officinale var. microphyllum Boenn. ex Rchb.
Nasturtium officinale var. microphyllum Boenn.
Nasturtium officinale var. officinale
Nasturtium officinale var. olgae N. Busch

Family:

Brassicaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Northern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine
Ornamental

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

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References:

Van Der Kooi, C. J.; Pen, I.; Staal, M.; Stavenga, D. G.; Elzenga, J. T. M. (2016). "Competition for pollinators and intra-communal spectral dissimilarity of flowers". Plant Biology. 18 (1): 56–62.
Leclercq, Isabelle; Desager, Jean-Pierre; Horsmans, Yves (1998). "Inhibition of chlorzoxazone metabolism, a clinical probe for CYP2E1, by a single ingestion of watercress". Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 64 (2): 144–9
Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A.; Price, Robert A. (1998). "Delimitation of the Genus Nasturtium (Brassicaceae)". Novon. 8 (2): 124–6.
Newman, R. M., Z. Hanscom, and W. C. Kerfoot. 1992. The watercress glucosinolate-myrosinase system: a feeding deterrent to caddisflies, snails and amphipods. Oecologia 92(1): 1—7.
Howard-Williams, C., J. Davis, and S. Pickmere. 1982. The dynamics of growth, the effects of changing area and nitrate uptake by watercress Nasturtium officinale R. Br. in a New Zealand stream. Journal of Applied Ecology 19(2): 589—601.
Walsh, J. A. and K. Phelps. 1991. Development and evaluation of a technique for screening watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum) for resistance to watercress yellow spot virus and crook-root fungus (Spongospora subterranea f. sp. nasturtii). Plant Pathology 40(2): 212—220.

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ຜັກກາດນ້ຳ Watercress Nasturtium officinale R.Br.