Scaphispatha
| Scaphispatha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Caladieae |
| Genus: | Scaphispatha Brongn. ex Schott |
Scaphispatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains two species, S. gracilis and S. robusta.[1] The genus was believed to be monotypic until 2003 when a new species, S. robusta was discovered by Eduardo Gomes Gonçalves in northern Brazil. The plant had been grown in cultivation for some years, but had always been assumed to be a Caladium until it flowered.[2][3][4][5]
- Scaphispatha gracilis Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Brazil
- Scaphispatha robusta E.G.Gonç. - Pará, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás
References[edit]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
- ^ Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes (2005). A Revision of Scaphispatha (Aracea-Caladieae) Including a New Species. Rodriguésia.
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223
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