Spathantheum
Spathantheum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Aroideae |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | Spathantheum Schott |
Synonyms[1] | |
Gamochlamys Baker |
Spathantheum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus contains two species, and . Spathantheum is believed to be closely related to Spathicarpa. The genus is endemic to the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina and is found growing in grasslands in rocky soil.[1][2][3]
- Species
- Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç. - Bolivia
- Schott - Peru, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia
- formerly included
- Spathantheum intermedium Bogner = (Bogner) E.G.Gonç
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
Categories:
- Aroideae
- Araceae genera
- Flora of South America
- Araceae stubs