Peltandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Peltandreae
Genus: Peltandra
Species: P. sagittifolia – P. virginica
Name

Peltandra Raf., 1819

Type Species: Peltandra undulata Raf.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lecontia W.Cooper ex Torr., Comp. Fl. N. Middle Stat.: 358 bis (1826).
Rensselaeria L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 382 (1833).

References

Beck, L.C. 1833. Botany of the Northern and Middle States, or, A description of the plants found in the United States, north of Virginia, arranged according to the natural system, with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system— a sketch of the rudiments of botany, and a glossary of terms. 471 pp. Printed by Webster and Skinners, Albany. BHL Reference page.
Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S., 1819. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Élément 89: 102

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Peltandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Peltandra. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 05 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Peltandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 05.
Tropicos.org 2018. Peltandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 05.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peltandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: arrow arums

Peltandra, the arrow arums,[2] is a genus of plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Cuba.[1][3][4][5]

Species[1]

Peltandra sagittifolia - (Michx.) Morong - Spoon flower or the white arrow arum - southeastern US from eastern Louisiana to Virginia
Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott - Arum arrow - Cuba, Quebec, Ontario, Oregon, California, Washington; eastern US from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota
†Peltandra primaeva – Eocene, Golden Valley Formation, North Dakota, USA[6]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Peltandra". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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.
Flora of North America Vol. 22 Page 135, Arrow arum, Peltandra Rafinesque, Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts. 89:103. 1819.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
Hickey, Leo (1977). Stratigraphy and Paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Paleogene) of Western North Dakota. Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. pp. 110 & Plate 5. ISBN 0-8137-1150-9.