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''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central AmericaKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central AmericaKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families/ref> in
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
s, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the species in this genus are upward pointing and sagittate (arrow-shaped). The inflorescences are quite unique; the spathe
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...
is mottled and elongated with a spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
Helices
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
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that allows them to float. They also quickly germinate in water.Bown, Demi (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. .
Selected species
# '' Urospatha angustiloba'' Engl. - northwestern Brazil # '' Urospatha antisylleptica'' R.E.Schult. - Colombia # '' Urospatha caudata'' (Poepp.) Schott - Peru, northwestern Brazil # '' Urospatha edwallii'' Engl. - southeastern Brazil # '' Urospatha friedrichsthalii'' Schott - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama # '' Urospatha loefgreniana'' Engl. - central + southern Brazil # '' Urospatha meyeri'' Schott - Suriname #''Urospatha riedeliana
''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central America in swamps, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the ...
'' Schott - northeastern Brazil
# ''Urospatha sagittifolia
''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central America in swamps, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the ...
'' (Rudge) Schott - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas
# ''Urospatha somnolenta
''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central America in swamps, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the ...
'' R.E.Schult. - Colombia
# ''Urospatha wurdackii
''Urospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of approximately 10 known species. They are found growing in South America and Central America in swamps, wet savannahs, and brackish water. The leaves of the ...
'' (G.S.Bunting) A.Hay - Colombia, Venezuela
References
Lasioideae Araceae genera {{Araceae-stub