Family | Alismataceae |
Scientific name | Caldesia parnassifolia (Bassi ex L.) Parlatore |
Synonyms | Alisma parnassifolium Bassi ex L.; Alisma parnassifolium Bassi ex L. var. majus M. Micheli; Alisma reniforme D. Don; Caldesia parnassifolia (Bassi ex L.) Parlatore var. major (M. Micheli) Buchenau; Caldesia parnassifolia (Bassi ex L.) Parlatore var. nilotica Buchenau; Caldesia reniformis (D. Don) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) maruba-omo-daka (マルバオモダカ, 丸葉面高 [meaning: face with craning neck with round leaves]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Malaysia, Australia, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Europe, tropical north Africa | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Leaves 5.5-13cm long, 5-9cm wide. Scapes 50-110cm tall. Flowers white ca. 1cm, flowering in July to September. Annual plants. |
Reference | Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl. |
Caldesia reniformis (D. Don) Makino | |
Caldesia reniformis (D. Don) Makino |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |