Theriophonum

Theriophonum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Areae
Genus:	Theriophonum; Blume
	Range of the genus Theriophonum
Synonyms
	Tapinocarpus Dalzell; Calyptrocoryne Schott; Pauella Ramam. & Sebastine;

Theriophonum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2] The genus is closely related to Typhonium. The only apparent difference between the two is in how many ovules each have and the overall size of the plants. Typhoniums are bigger than Theriophonum.^[3]

Species^[1]

Schott - western India
Rajakumar, Selvak., S.Murug. & Chellap - southern India
Sivad. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
N.E.Br. - Kerala
Murugan & K.Natarajan - Tamil Nadu
(Willd.) Baill. - central and southern India, Sri Lanka. Also known as
(Ramam. & Sebastine) Bogner - Tamil Nadu

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

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[wcsp-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] 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.

[3] Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.

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