Homalomena

Homalomena
Homalomena rubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Homalomeneae
Genus:	Homalomena Schott [1]
Diversity
c. 160 species
Synonyms [1]
ChamaecladonMiq. CurmeriaLinden & André CyrtocladonGriff. DiandriellaEngl. SpirospathaRaf.

Homalomena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Homalomena are native to tropical Asia and China. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Many Homalomena have a strong smell of anise. The name derives apparently from a mistranslated Malayan vernacular name, translated as homalos, meaning flat, and mene = moon.

The plants of this genus are clump-forming evergreen perennials with mainly heart-shaped or arrowheaded shaped leaves. The flowers are tiny and without petals, enclosed in a usually greenish spathe hidden by the leaves. ^[4]

Some authors have proposed splitting the genus and moving all the neotropical species of Homalomena to Adelonema. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Homalomena occulta

Selected species

Main article: List of Homalomena species

• Homalomena expedita A.Hay & Hersc. – Borneo (Sarawak)
• Homalomena philippinensis Engl. – Philippines, Taiwan (Lanyu Island)

See also

• Schismatoglottis

References

1. "Homalomena Schott". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 September 2024.
2. 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.
3. Boyce, P.C. & Wong, S.Y. (2009). Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo IV: Homalomena specimens in the herbarium Beccarianum-Malesia (FI-B) of the Museo di Storia Naturale - Sezione Botanica "F.Parlatore" dell'Università di Firenze. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 64: 169-173.
4. "Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 17, 千年健属 qian nian jian shu, Homalomena Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 20. 1832". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
5. "Aroid genera". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
6. "The Überlist of Araceae, 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
7. "Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
8. "The Systematics of Araceae". Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

External links

• Asiatica plant catalogue Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine