Bucephalandra minotaur

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Bucephalandra minotaur
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Bucephalandra
Species:
B. minotaur
Binomial name
Bucephalandra minotaur

Bucephalandra minotaur is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Kalimantan on Borneo. [1] It is an obligate rheophyte, found on granite. [2]

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References

  1. "Bucephalandra minotaur S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. Yeng, Wong Sin; Boyce, Peter C. (2014). "Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo XXX — New species and combinations for Bucephalandra" (PDF). Willdenowia. 44 (2): 149–199. doi:10.3372/wi.44.44201. S2CID   86523382.