WorldFloraDB - Caldesia grandis

Characteristics

Rhizomes erect. Petiole 15-55 cm; leaf blade suborbicular, 4.5-7 × 6-8 cm, veins 9-12, base usually subtruncate, apex notched, ribbed. Scapes erect, 30-60 cm high; inflorescences paniculate. Flowers 3-verticillate; pedicels 1.2-2 cm. Sepals persistent, reflexed, elliptic to broadly ovate, 3-4 mm. Petals reflexed, white, spatulate or subobovate, 6-7 mm. Stamens 9-12. Carpels usually 15-17; style ca. 1.5 mm, slender. Fruitlets subobovoid, ca. 2 mm, with 3-5 longitudinal ribs abaxially and an erect beak. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 22*.

More

For the differences with C. parnassifolia see the key. Leaves broader than long, suborbicular, base truncate, apex emarginate, measured along the midrib 11 cm, width 14 cm; nerves 13-17; petiole septate. Sepals 4-5 by 2.5 mm. Stamens 9(-11, cf. SAMUELSSON). Carpels (12-)17(-20); style 2.5 mm; achenes not seen.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 0.6

Root system

rhizome

Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

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Fruit color

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Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Apparently a mountain species, 1000-1500 m. Turions occur between the flowers in the whorls of specimens examined by me.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58292-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000762631
COL ID	PHTH
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Caldesia grandis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Caldesia grandis Sam.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Caldesia