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Peltandreae
Peltandreae is a tribe of plants in the arum family. Distribution The distribution is disjunct. ''Peltandra'' is native to Eastern North America and the Caribbean (Canada, USA, Cuba) and ''Typhonodorum'' is native to Africa (the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania). Taxonomy Taxonomic history The tribe was first described in 1876 by the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (Engl.). Engler placed ''Typhonodorum'' in a separate tribe Typhonodoreae.Engler, A. (1876)"Vergleichende Untersuchungen über die morphologischen Verhältnisse der Araceae (Vol. 3)."Druck von E. Blochmann & Sohn für die Akademie in Commission bei Wilh. Engelmann in Leipzig.Boodle, L. A., & HILL, A. W. (1929)"''Typhonodorum lindleyanum'': The development of the embryo and germination of the seed."Annals of Botany, 43(171), 437-450.Engler, A. (1915)"Araceae-Philodendroideae-Anubiadeae, Aglaonemateae, Dieffenbachieae, Zantedeschieae, Typhonodoreae, Peltandreae."/ref> However, it is now included in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ambrosina Bassii (16636137351)
''Ambrosina'' is a genus in the family Araceae that consists of only one species, ''Ambrosina bassii'', and the only genus in the tribe Ambrosineae. This species is the smallest terrestrial aroid in the Mediterranean, growing only to 8 cm tall. It is usually found growing in woodlands on north faces of hillsides and in humus soil that is covering limestone. It is distributed in Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, southern mainland Italy, Tunisia, and Algeria. Description ''Ambrosina bassii'' has oval leaves that are 3.5 to 6 cm long and resemble the leaves of many aroid seedlings. The inflorescence is 2.5 cm long bent over and has an unusual spathe. The spathe is shaped like an egg and is greenish brown with dots on it. Inside the egg shaped spathe is divided two chambers. In one chamber is contained a single female flower and in the other are 8 to 10 male flowers. The seeds have an elaiosome.Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press , pages= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
