Gorgonidium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Gorgonidium
Species: G. beckianum – G. bulbostylum – G. cardenasianum – G. intermedium – G. mirabile – G. striatum – G. vargasii – G. vermicidum
Name

Gorgonidium Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 283 (1864).
Type species: Gorgonidium mirabile Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 283 (1864)

References

Schott, W.H. (1864) Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 1: 282.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Gorgonidium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Gorgonidium. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Gorgonidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 18.

Gorgonidium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to South America (Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina).[1][2] The spathes tend to be purple and the fruits are black.[3][4]

Species[1]

Gorgonidium beckianum Bogner - Bolivia
Gorgonidium bulbostylum Bogner & E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
Gorgonidium cardenasianum (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Peru
Gorgonidium mirabile Schott - Bolivia
Gorgonidium striatum Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç
Gorgonidium vargasii Bogner & Nicolson - Peru
Gorgonidium vermicidum (Speg.) Bogner & Nicolson - Bolivia, northern Argentina

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
Bogner, J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1988. Revision of the South American genus Gorgonidium Schott (Araceae: Spathicarpeae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 109(4): 529–554