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Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms , but if eaten uncooked, the surface of the plants may transmit fasciolopsiasis .
It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, mustache nut, singhara nut or water chestnut. [ 1 ] The species are floating annual aquatic plants , growing in slow-moving freshwater up to 5 metres (16 feet) deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa.
Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants, both used in Chinese cuisine: Eleocharis dulcis, or Chinese water chestnut, is eaten for its crisp corm;
The vast majority of Eleocharis species grow in aquatic or mesic habitats from sea level to higher than 5,000 meters in elevation (in the tropical Andes). [ 4 ] The genus itself is relatively easy to recognize; all Eleocharis species have photosynthetic stems but no green leaves (the leaves have been reduced to sheaths surrounding the base of ...
Chestnuts grow well in southwest Western Australia, which has cold winters and warm to hot summers. [18] As of 2008, the country has nearly 350 growers, annually producing around 1,200 metric tons of chestnuts, of which 80% come from northeast Victoria. The produce is mostly sold to the domestic fresh fruit market.
Extensively grown in Europe and the Himalayas. [14] Note that the 'water chestnut' is a tuber, not a nut. Guinea peanut (Pachira glabra), like those of the related Malabar chestnut, the seeds taste similar to peanuts [15] and are typically boiled or roasted, [16] with the roasted seeds sometimes ground to make a hot drink. [15]
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Young tree in natural habitat American chestnut male (pollen) catkins. Castanea dentata is a rapidly-growing, large, deciduous hardwood eudicot tree. [20] A singular specimen manifest in Maine has attained a height of 115 feet (35 m) [21] Pre-blight sources give a maximum height of 100 feet (30 m), and a maximum circumference of 13 feet (4.0 m). [22]