Spathantheum

Spathantheum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus contains two species, Spathantheum fallax and Spathantheum orbignyanum. 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
  1. Spathantheum fallax Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç. - Bolivia
  2. Spathantheum orbignyanum Schott - Peru, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia
formerly included
  • Spathantheum intermedium Bogner = Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç

Spathantheum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Spathantheum
Schott
Synonyms[1]

Gamochlamys Baker

References

  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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