Pistia stratiotes, also known as jalkumbhi, is an aquatic plant, stoloniferous, floating on lakes, streams, and stagnant water ponds and in limerich water. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The objective of this study was to investigate cd phytoremediation ability of water lettuce, pistia stratiotes l. Pistia in world checklist of selected plant families. Download a recognition card pdf from invasive and nonnative plants you. To study the phytoremediation capabilities of pistia stratiotes in silver nanoparticle agnp and silver ion contaminated wastewaters, individual plants were grown in media spiked with different concentrations of silver nanoparticle and silver ions 0.
Pistia stratiotes in brazil and argentina host a large number of coevolved specialist insect herbivores suggesting a south american origin center et al. Its native distribution is uncertain, but probably pantropical. Pistia stratiotes continues to be sold through aquarium supply dealers. Pistia stratiotes water lettuce is a wellknown invasive plant species with distribution especially in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Phytoremediation by aquatic macrophytes is a promising technology with higher efficiency and no energy consumption. For this purpose, two macrophytes pistia stratiotes, eichhornia crassipes, and an alga oedogonium sp. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. In tropical and subtopical climates it is a perennial. A large image of pistia stratiotes water lettuce from the usda plants database. Solms emerging invasive alien hydrophytes in campania and sardinia italy.
It is a freefloating plant that is capable of forming dense mats on the surfaces of lakes, ponds, rivers and other bodies of water. Morphoanatomical studies on leaf and root of pistia stratiotes linn. Based on life cycle and salinity tolerance abstract the aim of this study was to investigate the competition between two floating aquatic weeds. In this phytopharmacological screening of pistia stratiotes l leaf and root extracts each separately in two different solvents demonstrated its potential medicinal value. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Download fulltext pdf water lettuce pistia stratiotes l. Page 1 of 19 risk assessment of pistia stratiotes name of organism. Pistia stratiotes herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. This finding suggests that plant roots provide a substantial contribution to water toc. List of various diseases cured by pistia stratiotes.
Pistia leprieuri blume pistia linguiformis blume pistia minor blume pistia natalensis klotzsch pistia obcordata. Now one of the most widely distributed hydrophytes in the tropics holm et al. How pistia stratiotes is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Media in category pistia stratiotes the following 163 files are in this category, out of 163 total.
This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Pdf the use of pistia stratiotes to remove some heavy. Pistia stratiotes is a freefloating, fast growing, obligate aquatic that can form vast, dense floating mats, covering the entire water surface of lakes and slow moving rivers langeland and burks 1998. Its roots are long and feathery, hanging below the floating leaves. However, we discovered water lettuce fruits and seedlings at loxahatchee national wild life refuge, palm beach county, florida. Various concentrations 10, 20, 50 mgml of ethanolic extract were tested, which involved determination of time of paralysis and time of. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Over 1 pistia pictures to choose from, with no signup needed. Water lettuce, pistia stratiotes master gardener program. A case study of kaduna refinery and petrochemical company polluted stream article pdf available february 2015 with. Pistia stratiotes is a perennial aquatic macrophyte widely distributed throughout the world and is capable of removing several heavy metals from water, including as farnese et al. Pistia stratiotes piistdocuments eppo global database. An experiment of 120 days was conducted to evaluate the nutritional quality and acceptability of pistia stratiotes meal as component in the diets of cyprinus carpio fry under laboratory culture condition. Antiarthritic effect of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts.
In north america, both john and william bartram described p. Download a page pdf from identification and biology of nonnative plants in floridas natural areas. Leaves form in rosettes, have no leaf stems, and grow up to 6 inches long. Floating herb in rosettes of graygreen leaves, rosettes occurring singly or connected to others by short stolons. Pdf a study on cadmium phytoremediation potential of. Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of pistia stratiotes linn.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Stock photo by nuwatphoto 1 20 pistia stratiotes stock photographs by tigger11th 0 12 pistia stratiotes stock photography by. In temperate regions the plant behaves as an annual, returning after the winter months. The plant can spread quickly, especially in still water, to form quite extensive clumps. Potassium k is present in a higher percentage in the macrophyte lemna sp. In north america, occurs in peninsular florida and locally westward to texas godfrey and wooten 1979. Dieback of pistia stratiotes on volta lake, ghana nature. Assessing pistia stratiotes for phytoremediation of silver. In this study, uranium biosorption capacity by pistia stratiotes and lemna sp. Moreover, excessive growth of several species, like m. Apr 30, 2012 water gardens can contain a wide variety of types of plants, from submerged to emergent to freefloating with no contact with the substrate. Names of pistia stratiotes in various languages of the world are also given. Pistia crispata blume pistia cumingii klotzsch pistia gardneri klotzsch pistia horkeliana miq. The present study was conducted to evaluate the potentiality of the aquatic macrophyte pistia stratiotes to accumulate trace metals, perspective of phytoremediation, and the probability for using it as a bioindicator for the different pollution.
Phytoremediation of textile waste water using potential. The use of pistia stratiotes to remove some heavy metals from romi stream. A study on cadmium phytoremediation potential of water. This study aims to evaluate how pistia stratiotes, commonly known as water cabbage, adapt to changing environment, more specifically in saline environment.
Nov, 20 aquatic macrophytes have tremendous potential for remediation of the heavy metal cadmium. Mohd azad bin mohd azzam universiti sains malaysia. Pistia stratiotes ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. The water lettuce plants were collected from three water sources. The effects of two freefloating plants eichhornia crassipes and pistia stratiotes on the burrow morphology and water quality characteristics of pond loach. Evaluation of the potential of pistia stratiotes l. Biological control of water lettuce, pistia stratiotes araceae, in. Documents about pistia stratiotes piist number title download. In deze factsheet vindt u informatie over watersla pistia stratiotes. Water lettuce pistia stratiotes is an important medicinal aquatic plant that is also used for phytoremediation or as bioindicator.
Experimental control of flowering in pistia stratiotes l. Pistia stratiotes araceae added in 2007 deleted in 2012 reasons for deletion. Pistia stratiotes presents a high percentage of calcium ca that has the stabilizing function of the cell wall in the cell membrane system and in the middle lamella connecting the pectin radicals volk et al. Agri ijasr evaluation of nutritional value of water pistia. A large gap remains in the quantitative knowledge about the growth, biomass and. To download the original size of this image, click on the link below. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Stratiotes presents high resistance to clomazone exposure the constant k and halflife time t 12 was obtained like pseudo first order reaction for phytodissipation. Phytoremediation of industrial sewage sludge with eichhornia.
Pistia stratiotes an overview sciencedirect topics. It floats on the water surface, with roots hanging below floating leaves. Pistia stratiotes has a pantropical and subtropical distribu. The aim of the study was to focus on comparative phytoremediation potential of. Use of pistia stratiotes for phytoremediation of water. Assess the risks associated with this species in ireland version. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
Pollution of the biosphere with toxic metals has accelerated dramatically since the beginning of the industrial revolution 1, 2. Pdf morphoanatomical studies on leaf and root of pistia. Pm100228 eppo a1 and a2 lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests 2019. Pistia stratiotes araceae is an aquatic plant originating from south america. Pistia stratiotes will develop a miniature form under certain conditions, as it did, accidentally, in one of my small aquariums. Jan 08, 2012 antiarthritic effect of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of pistia stratiotes in adjuvantinduced arthritis in spraguedawley rats samuel kyei1, george a koffuor1, johnson n boampong21department of pharmacology, faculty of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, college of health sciences, kwame nkrumah university of science and technology, kumasi, ghana. Optimization of sterilization and micropropagation of water. One of those plants that float on the surface of the water is pistia stratiotes, commonly called water lettuce because of its superficial resemblance to the green leafy vegetable. This study was aimed at assessing the nutritional and chemical compositions of water lettuce plant, to determine its suitability for use as livestock feed. Large image for pistia stratiotes water lettuce usda. Ga 3, salicylic acid and eddha induced flowering in pistia stratiotes in vitro under short days and conditions of continuous light. Risk assessment of pistia stratiotes nonnative species. Response to lead toxicity article pdf available in water air and soil pollution 2234 october 2011 with 1,224 reads. It is a freefloating plant that is capable of forming dense mats on the surfaces of.
Pistia aethiopica fenzl ex klotzsch pistia africana c. It has been hypothesized that eddha and salicylic acid bring about the same effect on flowering in pistia and the duckweed species lemma gibba g3 whereas the effect of ga 3 on the flowering mechanism of these species is basically different. This page was last edited on 14 november 2018, at 19. The plants database includes the following 1 species of pistia. After a short time, the larger leaves became yellow and translucent. The biomasses were added to synthetic and real waste. The aim of the study to find the mechanism of action of the isolated compounds from pistia stratiotes was explored the. Pistia stratiotes is a freshwater invasive weed that is found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Download a recognition card pdf from invasive and nonnative plants you should. As an experiment and to get them out of my way i had placed two medium sized pistia plants on the water surface of a 10 liter rectangular tank.
The single species it comprises, pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, nile cabbage, or shellflower. The plant is sometimes used locally for food, but only usually where nothing better is available. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in pistia stratiotes. Nevertheless, pytoremediation potential of uranium u by nonliving aquatic macrophytes lemna sp. Araceae page 849 of 1205 1 two monitored sites in the south, water levels, total plant biomass, and 2 weed cover. Introduction water pollution is a major global problem and it is leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases. Pistia stratiotes and salvinia molesta which are listed as the most noxious aquatic weeds worldwide. Phytoremediation of industrial sewage sludge with eichhornia crassipes, salvinia molesta and pistia stratiotes in pilot scale batch fed free water flow constructed wetlands was done in order to assess the suitability of remediated sludge as fertilizer. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Control experiments were carried out at the same time for comparison purposes. Agri ijasr evaluation of nutritional value of water. Water lettuce pistia stratiotes is regarded as a significant environmental weed in queensland, new south wales, the act and western australia. These findings strongly indicate that all three identified genes were positively induced in coppertreated pistia stratiotes.
It is also occasionally called water cabbage or nile cabbage, but is not edible. Its growth habit can make it a weed in waterways, where it can kill native submerged plants and reduce biodiversity. Pistia stratiotes, water lettuce, is believed by some to be a native plant and by others to be a nonnative plant that arrived in the ballast of explorers sailing ships. The single species it comprises, pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, nile cabbage. It was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in at least one natural resource management region, and is also listed in the global invasive species database gisd. The ethanolic extract of the plant pistia stratiotes araceae was investigated for activity against indian earthworms pheretima posthuma and nematode ascardi galli. Using rlmrace, a full length copperinducible gene of fragment 1 was successfully cloned. Pistia stratiotes is not likely to be confused with any other floating plant. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Considering these facts, this paper aims to verify the potencial of p.
Apparent antioxidant value is demonstrated by dpph, nitric oxide scavenging. Aquatic macrophytes have tremendous potential for remediation of the heavy metal cadmium. Pistia stratiotes is one of the worst weeds in the world, and it adversely affects the environment and biodiversity. Pistia stratiotes is a clonal plant that forms small colonies with daughter plants attached to the mother plant through stolons. Presl pistia brasiliensis klotzsch pistia commutata schleid. Pistia is a genus of aquatic plant in the arum family, araceae. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. In nigeria, most of the water bodies receiving organic pollution promote the growth of an aquatic weed, pistia stratiotes l. Treatment of textile effluents with pistia stratiotes. Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of pistia stratiotes.
General information pistia stratiotes is a small, evergreen perennial plant with feathery roots. Pdf on dec 19, 2017, d chapman and others published pistia stratiotes l. Water gardens can contain a wide variety of types of plants, from submerged to emergent to freefloating with no contact with the substrate. This study indicates that pistia stratiotes is an effective phytoremediation agent for the herbicide clomazone in water. The genus pistia is monospecific with its only species p. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. As its name implies, water lettuce resembles a floating open head of lettuce. Pistia stratiotes ufifas center for aquatic and invasive.