Alismataceae
Caldesia

Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl.

First published in Fl. Ital. 3: 599 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe, Africa, Caucasus, Russian Far East to Tropical Asia and Queensland. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Egypt

Native to:

Altay, Amur, Angola, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, France, Germany, Guinea, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Madagascar, Malawi, Maluku, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Ito, Y., Ohi-Toma, T., Tanaka, N. & Murata, J. (2009). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (3) Caldesia parnassifolia, Nechamandra alternifolia, Potamogeton maackianus and P. octandrus. The Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 321-329.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2000). Flora of Siberia 1: 1-189. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Ghafoor, A. (1974). Flora of Pakistan 68: 1-12. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Ito, Y., Ohi-Toma, T., Tanaka, N. & Murata, J. (2009). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (3) Caldesia parnassifolia, Nechamandra alternifolia, Potamogeton maackianus and P. octandrus. The Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 321-329.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2000). Flora of Siberia 1: 1-189. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 26, 2012 Heath, A.; R . [1441] Botswana K000524304 Yes
Schultz, F.; Boullu, A. [s.n.] K003192863 Yes
{Koch} [s.n.] K003192865 Yes
Schultz, F.; Boullu, A. [s.n.] K003192862 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4647] Papua New Guinea K003192916 Yes
[Illegible] [8107] Thailand K003192908 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8107] Thailand K003192909 Yes
Bauer, G.H. [s.n.] Germany K003192852 Yes
Dallachy [s.n.] Australia K003192940 Yes
Boros, Á. [s.n.] Hungary K003192856 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K003192854 Yes
[Cuoti] [s.n.] K003192861 Yes
Kuntze [s.n.] K003192850 Yes
Saunders, J.C. [101] Indonesia K003192917 Yes
Vink, W. [16512] Papua New Guinea K003192914 Yes
Schultz, F.G.; Buek [s.n.] K003192864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003192939 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003192847 Yes
Gouan, A. [s.n.] K003192846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003192941 Yes
Womersley; Vandenberg [NGF 37418] Papua New Guinea K003192919 Yes
Schlickum; [Lafaur Kükling] [s.n.] K003192859 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Austria K003192858 Yes
Womersley, J.S.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF 37418] Papua New Guinea K003192918 Yes
[Gibolla] [s.n.] Italy K003192855 Yes
Vink, W. [16868] Papua New Guinea K003192915 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH9778] Papua New Guinea K003192911 Yes
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF 30711] Papua New Guinea K003192913 Yes
Jayaseelan, T.S. [26401] India K003192879 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [652] Bulgaria K003192845 Yes
Gandoger, A. [s.n.] K003192857 Yes
Bauer, G.H. [s.n.] Germany K003192866 Yes
Buek, J.N. [4] K003192851 Yes
Sauter, F. [s.n.] Austria K003192853 Yes
Boros, A. [s.n.] Hungary K003192860 Yes
Halliday, T.A. [473] Australia K003192942 Yes
Ajuti [s.n.] K003192848 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF 14191] Papua New Guinea K003192912 Yes
Moi, W. [166] Papua New Guinea K003192910 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003192849 Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Schweinfurth [1166] Caldesia reniformis K000345991 Type Yes
Furuse, M. [41507] Japan Caldesia reniformis K003192877 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7658] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192946 Yes
Knowles, A. [44] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192948 Yes
Nicolson, D.H.; Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP110] India Caldesia reniformis K003192893 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7415] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192950 Yes
Furuse, M. [29957] Japan Caldesia reniformis K003192876 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [700] Caldesia reniformis K003192973 Yes
Bigger, M. [2172] Tanzania Caldesia reniformis K003192974 Yes
Wingfield, R. [546] Caldesia reniformis K003192975 Yes
Thornewill, A.S. [96] Nigeria Caldesia reniformis K003192953 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Caldesia reniformis K003192891 Yes
Van Der Hen, D. [2570] Burundi Caldesia reniformis K003192960 Yes
Furuse, M. [29957] Japan Caldesia reniformis K003192875 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2652] Caldesia reniformis K003192896 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7415] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192951 Yes
{Wild, H.; Drummond} [6575] Zimbabwe Caldesia reniformis K003192977 Yes
Pauwels, L. [103] Congo, Republic of the Caldesia reniformis K003192957 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [336] Burma Caldesia reniformis K003192885 Yes
s.coll. [3015] Caldesia reniformis K003192978 Yes
s.coll. [657] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192991 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1503] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192986 Yes
Knowles, A. [44] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192962 Yes
Furuse, M. [41507] Japan Caldesia reniformis K003192878 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1380] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192985 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7658] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192947 Yes
Thompson, T. [s.n.] India Caldesia reniformis K003192898 Yes
Schlieben, H.-J. [8127] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192992 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4096] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192968 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [4653] Cameroon Caldesia reniformis K003192956 Yes
Parker, G.W. [s.n.] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192993 Yes
Lock, J.M. [83/7] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192963 Yes
Thornewill, A.S. [96] Nigeria Caldesia reniformis K003192954 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7820] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192966 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2909] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192984 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [24822] Sri Lanka Caldesia reniformis K003192880 Yes
Thornewill; Thornewill [143] Nigeria Caldesia reniformis K003192952 Yes
Smith, P.A. [332] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192980 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK 246] Uganda Caldesia reniformis K003192971 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [1043] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192981 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [336] Burma Caldesia reniformis K003192886 Yes
Pritchard, E.E. [20] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192949 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2322] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192987 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Sing, H. [22841] Caldesia reniformis K003192890 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6423] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192965 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [222] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K000345992 Syntype Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3880] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192979 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [[20]] Caldesia reniformis K003192889 Yes
[H. J. Isaev] [3224] Indonesia Caldesia reniformis K003192906 Yes
s.coll. [2056] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192990 Yes
[Harcoth- Chardh] [136] Caldesia reniformis K003192972 Yes
s.coll. [2986] Caldesia reniformis K003192892 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [147] Caldesia reniformis K003192897 Yes
Wood, J. J. [CLXIX] Caldesia reniformis K003192895 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [2238-2239] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192989 Yes
{Inayat} [22841] Caldesia reniformis K003192888 Yes
Daramola, B.; Ekwuno, P. [FHI67315] Nigeria Caldesia reniformis K003192955 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3720] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192988 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [9006] Zimbabwe Caldesia reniformis K003192976 Yes
Van Der Hen, D. [2245] Burundi Caldesia reniformis K003192961 Yes
Smith, P.A. [93] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192983 Yes
Parker, G.W. [s.n.] Madagascar Caldesia reniformis K003192994 Yes
Thompson, T. [s.n.] India Caldesia reniformis K003192899 Yes
Léonard, A. [4756] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Caldesia reniformis K003192958 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [8093] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192967 Yes
Sanane, M. [1369] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192969 Yes
Lock, J.M. [83/7] Sudan Caldesia reniformis K003192964 Yes
Smith, P.A. [93] Botswana Caldesia reniformis K003192982 Yes
Nongonierma, A. [513] Senegal Caldesia reniformis K003192944 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal Caldesia reniformis K003192887 Yes
Thompson, T. [s.n.] India Caldesia reniformis K003192894 Yes
Watmough, R. [275] Zambia Caldesia reniformis K003192970 Yes
Troupin [8834] Rwanda Caldesia reniformis K003192959 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4997] Bangladesh Alisma calyophyllum K001104451 Unknown Type Material Yes

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