''Baursia'' is a
section within the genus ''
Philodendron'' that consists of 33 different species of plants. ''Philodendron'' species that are members of this section are typically described as having very prominent lateral veins. They also have elongated oblong leaves with a few species that are exceptions to this rule. Members of this section are usually found within southeastern
South America and the upper
amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
. The
type species for this section is ''
Philodendron crassinervium
''Philodendron crassinervium'' is a species of plant in the family Araceae.
It is native to southeast Brazil and is part of the Section (botany), section ''Baursia''. In fact, it is the type species of this section. It has long Leaf shape, lance ...
''. Additionally, philodendron within this section have plurilocular ovaries.
Philodendron in the section ''Baursia'' are often confused with those of the section ''Philopsammos'' since they both are characterized by having long elliptical leaves. The two can be distinguished however because philopsammos philodendron have bilocular ovaries.
References
*Martius, Fl.Bras. 3(2): 134. 1878.
*A. & C. de Candolle, Monog. Phanerog. 2: 387 (1879)
*S. J. Mayo, "History and Infrageneric Nomenclature of Philodendron (Araceae)",Kew Bulletin, Vol. 45, No. 1 (1990), pp. 37–71
*Thomas B. Croat, "A Revision of Philodendron Subgenus Philodendron (Aracea) of Central America", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 84, No. 3 (1997), pp. 311–704.
*J. C. French and P. B. Tomlinson, "Patterns of Stem Vasculature in Philodendron", American Journal of Botany, Vol. 71, No. 10 (Nov. - Dec., 1984), pp. 1432–1443
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Baursia
Plant sections