Spathanthus

Genus of plants

Spathanthus
S. unilateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Spathanthus
Desv.
Type species
Spathanthus unilateralis
(Rudge)Desv.[1][2]

Spathanthus is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1828.[2][3]

The genus is native to South America.[4]

Species[4]
  • Spathanthus bicolor Ducke - SE Colombia (Amazonas), S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Spathanthus unilateralis (Rudge) Desv. N Brazil (Pará, Amapá, Amazonas), S Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

References

  1. ^ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 37-40
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Spathanthus Desv.
  3. ^ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1828. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 13: 45 in Latin
  4. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Taxon identifiers
Spathanthus