Taccarum

Taccarum
Taccarum weddellianum [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Spathicarpeae
Genus:	Taccarum Brongn. ex Schott
Synonyms [2]
LysistigmaSchott EnderaRegel

Taccarum weddellianum

Taccarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is endemic to South America. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The genus tends to grow in rocky areas. ^[5]

Species ^[2]

• Taccarum caudatum Rusby - Bolivia, Peru, Acre State in western Brazil
• Taccarum crassispathum E.G.Gonç. - central Brazil
• Taccarum peregrinum (Schott) Engl. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
• Taccarum ulei Engl. & K.Krause - eastern Brazil
• Taccarum warmingii Engl. - southern Brazil
• Taccarum weddellianum Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, central and western Brazil

References

1. Pohl and Engler - "Das Pflanzenreich" issued 1920
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. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-485-7.