Spathantheum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Mangonia
Species: M. tweedieana – M. uruguaya
Name

Mangonia Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 77 (1857)
Type species: Mangonia tweedieana Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 77 (1857)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Felipponia Hicken, Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 84: 242 (1917), nom. illeg.
Felipponiella Hicken, Darwiniana 2: 30 (1928)

References

Schott, W.H. 1857. Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt 7: 77.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Mangonia 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. Mangonia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Mangonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 18.

Mangonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus contains only two known species native to southern Brazil and Uruguay.[1][2][3][4]

Mangonia tweedieana Schott. - Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay
Mangonia uruguaya (Hicken) Bogner - Cerro Largo in Uruguay

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.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.

Spathantheum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus contains two species, Spathantheum fallax and Spathantheum orbignyanum. Spathantheum is believed to be closely related to Spathicarpa. The genus is endemic to the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina and is found growing in grasslands in rocky soil.[1][2][3]

Species

Spathantheum fallax Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç. - Bolivia
Spathantheum orbignyanum Schott - Peru, northwestern Argentina, Bolivia

formerly included

Spathantheum intermedium Bogner = Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç

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.
Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.