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Spathantheum
Sign in to saveSpathantheum 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Spathantheum N.E.Br. – rodzaj geofitów ryzomowych, należący do rodziny obrazkowatych, liczący 2 gatunki: Spathantheum fallax Hett., P.L. Ibisch & E.G. Gonc., endemiczny dla Boliwii, zasiedlający podszyt wilgotnych, wiecznie zielonych, górskich lasów mglistych, i Spathantheum orbignyanum Schott, endemiczny dla Boliwii, Peru i północnej Argentyny, zasiedlający suche kotliny w Andach. Nazwa naukowa pochodzi od greckich słów σπάθη (spathe – szabla, w bot. także pochwa kwiatostanu) i άνθος (anthos, flos – kwiat) i odnosi się do budowy kwiatostanu, w którym kolba całkowicie przyrasta do pochwy
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- USF, MO, NY
- Recorded in
- Peru, Bolivia
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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. Species Spathantheum fallax Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç. - Bolivia Spathantheum orbignyanum Schott - Peru, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia formerly included Spathantheum intermedium Bogner = Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spathantheum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.