Montrichardia arborescens

Taxonavigation

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

Montrichardia arborescens (L.) Schott, 1854

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).

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, 2^nd Edition

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International Plant Names Index. 2018. Montrichardia arborescens. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 05 2018.
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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.