Gorgonidium Explained

Gorgonidium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to South America (Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina).^{[1] [2]} The spathes tend to be purple and the fruits are black.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[1]

1. Gorgonidium beckianum Bogner - Bolivia
2. Gorgonidium bulbostylum Bogner & E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
3. Gorgonidium cardenasianum (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
4. Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Peru
5. Gorgonidium mirabile Schott - Bolivia
6. Gorgonidium striatum Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç
7. Gorgonidium vargasii Bogner & Nicolson - Peru
8. Gorgonidium vermicidum (Speg.) Bogner & Nicolson - Bolivia, northern Argentina

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=91969 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. 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.
3. Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. .
4. Bogner, J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1988. Revision of the South American genus Gorgonidium Schott (Araceae: Spathicarpeae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 109(4): 529–554