taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BE9302F149C6002636A0528CD6CCD6.taxon	description	Flowering & fruiting: Flowering November to March and Fruiting January to April. Habitat: Amphibious, occurring submerged in running fresh water or on the bank. Distribution: Nepal (new report), Bangladesh, India and Myanmar (POWO, 2023). Specimens examined: NEPAL, Province- 1, Morang District, Pathari-Sanischare Municipality – 01, Bhulke, 26.667261 N, 87.561801 E, 120 m, 11.01.2023, S. Rai, R. Ojha, B. Gautam & N. Koirala BP 03 (KATH, TUCH, TURH). Conservation status: Globally the plant is categorized as Least Concern (Lansdown et. al., 2023). In Nepal, the present species is only known from Bhulke, Wetland ” and is under the threat due to habitat degradation by recreational activities in the wetland. Notes: This genus is easily differentiated among other genera of Araceae in Nepal having spiral shaped limb of spathe, long cylindrical tube formed by fused spathe, short rounded basal kettle without fusion of spathe enclosing small spidax and male flowers are covered by small flap. The lone species, C. retrospiralis recorded now is closely related C. crispatula var. crispatula. However, the leatter can be distinguished by longitudinal lines on the limb and denticulate margin of leaves as opposed to elongated to variable spots on tge limb and entire margins of leaves in C. reteospiralis (Bastmeijer, 2019).	en	S., Rai, R., Ojha, Bhandari, P. (2024): Cryptocoryne (Araceae) a new generic record for the Flora of Nepal. Rheedea 34 (2): 149-152, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.09, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.02.09
