Aridarum

Aridarum
Aridarum montanum [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Schismatoglottideae
Genus:	Aridarum Ridl.
Synonyms [2]
Heteroaridarum M.Hotta

Aridarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. All of the known species in this genus are rheophytic and are endemic to the Island of Borneo. ^{[2] [3]} The plant is aquatic and has willow-shaped leaves that are able to take strong currents without sustaining damage. ^[4]

Species

1. Aridarum borneense (M.Hotta) Bogner & A.Hay - Sarawak
2. Aridarum burttii Bogner & Nicolson - Sarawak
3. Aridarum caulescens M.Hotta - Sarawak, Brunei
4. Aridarum crassum S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sarawak
5. Aridarum incavatum H.Okada & Y.Mori - Borneo
6. Aridarum minimum H.Okada - Borneo
7. Aridarum montanum Ridl. - Sarawak
8. Aridarum nicolsonii Bogner - Sarawak, West Kalimantan
9. Aridarum purseglovei (Furtado) M.Hotta - Sarawak
10. Aridarum rostratum Bogner & A.Hay - West Kalimantan

Formerly placed here

• Hera hebe (S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce (as Aridarum hebeS.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce) ^[5]

References

1. P. Highley - Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. Vol. 51 (1913)
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. 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.
4. Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-485-7.
5. Hera hebe (S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 11 May 2024.