Euryale ferox, commonly known as prickly waterlily, makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a species of water lily found in southern and eastern Asia, and the only extant member of the genus Euryale. The edible seeds, called fox nuts o… 展开

The species was described by Richard Anthony Salisbury in 1805. It is a member of the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is the type species of its genus. The placement in a separate family Euryalaceae J.Agardh, which was propo… 展开