71.000 Caldesia Parl.

Description of the genus

Leaves floating, deeply cordate at base.. Inflorescence compound, pyramidal, consisting of whorls of 3 branches or 3 flowers, subtended by 3 lanceolate bracts and 2 or 3 smaller bracteoles. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 3, spreading. Petals 3. Stamens 6. Carpels 10-15 (in ours). Achenes spirally arranged, spongy.

Worldwide: 4 species in the Old World tropics

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reniformis (D. Don) Makino

Other sources of information about Caldesia:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Caldesia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Caldesia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Caldesia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Caldesia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Caldesia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Caldesia

Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Caldesia.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=103, retrieved 6 September 2010

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