Caladia

Caladia
	Variety of Caladium bicolor 'Florida Sweetheart'
Systematics
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
	Monocots
Order :	Frog-spoon-like (Alismatales)
Family :	Arum family (Araceae)
Subfamily :	Aroideae
Genre :	Caladia
Scientific name
	Caladium
	Vent.

The Kaladien ( Caladium ) form a genus of plants from the family of the Arumaceae (Araceae).

The genus Caladium comprises about seven species that are originally native to tropical South and Central America. Since the late 18th century, the species Caladium bicolor ( Buntwurz ) has been bred in Europe and North America. Before the Second World War, over 1000 varieties were known.

description

Caladium bicolor , flower

Caladium species and varieties are perennial herbaceous plants . You have tubers as a permanent organ. The basal, stalked leaves are shield, arrow or lanceolate.

In at least one species ( Caladium steudneriifolium ) the variegation of the leaves seems to serve as a mimicry to protect against predators.

Caladiums are single sexed ( monoecious ). The inflorescences typical of the Araceae are formed: with male and female flowers in a flask surrounded by a spathe .

Illustration of Caladium bicolor

Systematics

There are around 20 types of caladium :

Caladium amazonicum E.G. Gonç. , Home: Brazil
Caladium andreanum Bogner , homeland: Colombia
Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent. (Syn .: Caladium marmoratum Mathieu , Caladium picturatum K. Koch & CDBouché , Caladium × hortulanum Birdsey , also called elephant ear or angel wing ), home: Central America to Argentina

Caladium clavatum Hett., Bogner & J.Boos , Origin : Ecuador

Caladium coerulescens G.S.Bunting , native to northwestern Venezuela

Caladium cortesiae Croat & EGGonç. : The species first described in 2019 occurs in Colombia.

Caladium humboldtii Schott , home: Venezuela, Brazil

Caladium intermedium E.G. Gonç. , Home: Brazil

Caladium lindenii (André) Madison , home: Panama to Colombia

Caladium macrotites Schott , origin : Colombia to Brazil

Caladium palaciosii Croat & LPHannon : The species first described in 2019 occurs in Ecuador and Peru.

Caladium picturatum K.Koch & CDBouché , home: Venezuela to Northern Brazil

Caladium praetermissum Bogner & Hett. , Home: probably tropical America

Caladium schomburgkii Schott , home: northern South America, Brazil

Caladium smaragdinum K.Koch & CDBouché , home: Colombia and northern Venezuela

Caladium steudnerifolium Engl .: It occurs in Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.

Caladium steyermarkii G.S.Bunting , home: northwestern Venezuela

Caladium ternatum Madison , home: Colombia to Brazil

Caladium tuberosum (S.Moore) Bogner & Mayo : It occurs only in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso and in western Bolivia.

supporting documents

Brief description, thoughts on systematics and distribution.

Individual evidence

↑ Leaf variegation in Caladium steudneriifolium (Araceae): a case of mimicry?
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Caladium. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
↑ Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7

Web links

Commons : Kaladien ( Caladium ) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

[1] Leaf variegation in Caladium steudneriifolium (Araceae): a case of mimicry?

[WCSP-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Caladium. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[Zander2008-3] Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7