Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl.

 
  • Family : ALISMATACEAE
    (Water-Plantain Or Arrowhead Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ALISMA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ALISMATACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Ponds and tanks
  • Flower, Fruit : March-May
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
  • World Distribution : World-wide
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caldesia parnassifolia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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