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

Burundi: 1 taxon.

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Species		Content
reniformis (D. Don) Makino		Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Caldesia
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Flora of Zambia: Caldesia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Caldesia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Caldesia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Caldesia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Caldesia
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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