Phyllotaenium

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Phyllotaenium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Phyllotaenium
André (1872)
Species:
P. lindenii
Binomial name
Phyllotaenium lindenii
André (1872)
Varieties [1]
  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. lindenii
  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. sylvestre(Grayum) A.Hay
Synonyms [1]
  • Caladium lindenii(André) Madison (1981), nom. illeg. [2]
  • Xanthosoma lindenii(André) T.Moore (1878), nom. illeg.

Phyllotaenium lindenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Phyllotaenium. It is a tuberous geophyte native to the wet tropics of Colombia and Panama. [1] It is named after Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden.

Cultivation

Cultivars include Phyllotaenium lindenii 'Magnificum'. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phyllotaenium lindenii André". Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 (1981).
  3. ↑ "Xanthosoma lindenii 'Magnificum'". Agri-Starts, Inc. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
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