Arophyton

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Arophyteae
Genus: Arophyton
Species: A. buchetii – A. crassifolium – A. humbertii – A. pedatum – A. rhizomatosum – A. simplex – A. tripartitum
Name

Arophyton Jum., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 4, 6(2): 21, 23 (1928)
Type species: Arophyton tripartitum Jum., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 4, 6(2): 23 (1928)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Synandrogyne Buchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 86: 69 (1939)
Humbertina Buchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 88: 848 (1942)

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Arophyton in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Arophyton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Arophyton. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2014.

Arophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of 7 species that are found only in northeast Madagascar.[1] Arophyton are tuberous plants with a few rhizomatous species that go through a dormant period during the dry season.[2]
Species

Arophyton buchetii
Arophyton crassifolium
Arophyton humbertii
Arophyton pedatum
Arophyton rhizomatosum
Arophyton simplex
Arophyton tripartitum

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.