Aridarum
| Aridarum | |
|---|---|
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| Aridarum montanum[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Schismatoglottideae |
| Genus: | Aridarum Ridl. |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Heteroaridarum M.Hotta | |
Aridarum is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. All of the known species in this genus are rheophytic and are endemic to the Island of Borneo.[2][3] The plant is aquatic and has willow-shaped leaves that are able to take strong currents without sustaining damage.[4]
Species
- Aridarum borneense (M.Hotta) Bogner & A.Hay - Sarawak
- Aridarum burttii Bogner & Nicolson - Sarawak
- Aridarum caulescens M.Hotta - Sarawak, Brunei
- Aridarum crassum S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sarawak
- Aridarum incavatum H.Okada & Y.Mori - Borneo
- Aridarum minimum H.Okada - Borneo
- Aridarum montanum Ridl. - Sarawak
- Aridarum nicolsonii Bogner - Sarawak, West Kalimantan
- Aridarum purseglovei (Furtado) M.Hotta - Sarawak
- Aridarum rostratum Bogner & A.Hay - West Kalimantan
References
- ↑ P. Highley - Journal of botany, British and foreign. Vol. 51 (1913)
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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