- Family:
- Alismataceae Vent.
- Genus:
- Caldesia Parl.
Caldesia parnassifolia (Bassi) Parl.

[FTEA]
Alismataceae, Susan Carter. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1960
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-blade broadly ovate, 5–9 × 5.5–12 cm.; apex rounded or broadly obtuse; base deeply cordate; nerves 13–17, radiating from the apex of the petiole.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Peduncle 4–7 dm. high; inflorescence with 4–8 whorls, the lowest always of branches; bracts oblong-lanceolate, the lowest about 1 cm. long, thickened; bracteoles much shorter, membranous; flowers sometimes replaced by vegetative buds; pedicels 1–4 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals spreading, broadly ovate, 4 × 3 mm.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals delicate, a little larger than the sepals.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 6; filaments 1.5–2 mm. long, flattened and broadened at the base; anthers broad, nearly 1 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
- Carpels 10–15, ovate, 1 mm. long; style slightly hooked, 1 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Achenes about 8, with a spongy exocarp (not usually evident in dried material) and hard endocarp with 5–9 longitudinal ridges, 3 mm. long.
- Figures
- Fig. 4, p. 8.
- Habitat
- Swamps, shallow lakes and river-margins; 1125–1170 m.
- Distribution
- T2 U4 widespread, but not common, from India, Malaysia, China and Japan to Australia, Madagascar, tropical and North Africa
[FWTA]
Alismataceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- An aquatic with floating leaves
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Paniculate inflorescences 1-2 ft. high
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- White flowers
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Smooth fruits
- Ecology
- In swamps.
Doubtfully present in:
Egypt
Native to:
Altay, Amur, Angola, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central European Rus, 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
- Alisma calyophyllum Wall.
- Alisma damasonium Willd.
- Alisma dubium Willd.
- Alisma parnassifolium Bassi
- Alisma reniforme D.Don
- Caldesia parnassifolia subsp. euparnassiifolia Asch. & Graebn.
- Caldesia parnassifolia var. major (Micheli) Buchenau
- Caldesia reniformis (D.Don) Makino
- Echinodorus parnassifolius (Bassi) Engelm.
Caldesia parnassifolia (Bassi) Parl. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 26, 2012 | Heath [1441], Botswana | K000524304 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1937 | Schweinfurth [1166] | Caldesia reniformis | K000345991 | syntype | Yes |
Schweinfurth, G. [222], Sudan | Caldesia reniformis | K000345992 | syntype | Yes |
First published in Fl. Ital. 3: 599 (1860)
Accepted by
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