Lagenandra kunkichirimuseumensis, a new species of Lagenandra from the Wayanad District of Kerala is described. The new species can be differentiated from all other described Lagenandra species by the absence of tail of the spathe limb and spadix appendix. Detailed morphological characters, notes on habitat, key to the genus Lagenandra of Western Ghats and color photographs are provided to facilitate easy identification in the field.