Abstract

Further investigation on floral morphology of a newly found marshy monocot in our area has revealed that our plant is close to the Indian Caldesia grandis Samuel. Instead of being conspecific with C. parnassifolia (Bassi ex Linn.) Parl. Taxnomic status of the plant described by Samuelsson (1930) remains uncertain with respect to the superficially known range of variation within Caldesia. The chromosome number of this plant is also reported.