Montrichardia arborescens

Montrichardia arborescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Montrichardieae
Genus: Montrichardia
Species: Montrichardia arborescens

Name

Montrichardia arborescens (L.) Schott, 1854

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arum arborescens L., Sp. Pl.: 967 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Caladium arborescens (L.) Vent., Descr. Pl. Nouv.: t. 30 (1801).
  • Pleurospa reticulata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 8 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Philodendron arborescens (L.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 48 (1841).
• Heterotypic
  • Caladium arboreum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 80 (1816).
  • Caladium aculeatum G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 274 (1818).
  • Arum aculeatum (G.Mey.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 73 (1821).
  • Philodendron arboreum (Kunth) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 48 (1841).
  • Montrichardia aculeatum (G.Mey.) Crueg., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 25 (1854).
  • Montrichardia arborea (Kunth) Schott, Syn. Aroid.: 72 (1856).
  • Montrichardia fendleri Schott, Gen. Aroid.: t. 49 (1858).
  • Montrichardia splitgerberi Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 29 (1859).
  • Montrichardia arborescens var. aculeata (G.Mey.) Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 127 (1878).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Leeward Is.; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schott, H.W.. 1854. Araceen Betreffendes 1:4.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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