Alloschemone
Alloschemone | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Monsteroideae |
Tribe: | Monstereae |
Genus: | Alloschemone Schott |
Alloschemone is a genus of evergreen root climbing plants[1] in the family Araceae that is native to the Amazon region of Bolivia and Brazil.[2][3] There are only two species in the genus and both are extremely rare. These two species are and . At one point in history, the genus Alloschemone was dissolved and added to Scindapsus, but it has since been reinstated after further observations of the plants.[4]
Species[]
- Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Amazonas State of western Brazil
- (Poepp.) Engl. & K.Krause - Brazil and Bolivia
References[]
- ^ A Revision of Alloschemone Schott Retrieved on 21 August 2020.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-4857
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Categories:
- Monsteroideae
- Araceae genera
- Flora of South America
- Araceae stubs