Water caltrop or Buffalo nut
There can be some confusion with the common names of water chestnut. Two species in the Trapa genus (T.natans and T.bicornis) share the same common names. Also another unrelated species (Eleocharis dulcis) can be called water chestnut.
Names
Scientific
Trapa natans
English
Bat nut
Buffalo nut
Devil pod
Water caltrop
Water chestnut
Dutch
Waternoot
Spanish
Castaña de agua
French
Châtaigne d’eau
Cornes-du-diable
Mâcre nageante
Truffe d’eau
German
Wasserkastanie
Wassernuss
Italian
Castagna d’acqua
Taxonomy
Genus
Trapa
Family
Lythraceae
Order
Myrtales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Edible seeds
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Water caltrop or Buffalo nut
Water caltrop or Buffalo nut