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71.000 Caldesia
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 Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| reniformis (D. Don) Makino | C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Caldesia:
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Flora of Botswana: CaldesiaFlora of Burundi: Caldesia
Flora of Zambia: Caldesia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Caldesia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CaldesiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Caldesia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Caldesia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Caldesia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Caldesia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Caldesia
JSTOR Plant Science: Caldesia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Caldesia
Plants of the World Online: Caldesia
Tropicos: Caldesia
Wikipedia: Caldesia
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