Peltophyllum Explained

Peltophyllum is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Triuridaceae, native to southern South America. It contains the following species:^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Peltophyllum caudatum (Poulsen) R.Schmid & M.D.Turner - Rio de Janeiro
• Peltophyllum luteum Gardner - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=284131 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Maas, P.J.M. & Rübsamen, T. (1986). Triuridaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 40: 1-55.
3. Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
4. Krauczuk, E.R. & al. (2013). Nuevos registros de plantas micoheterótrofas aclorofiladas para la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. Bonplandia. Corrientes 22: 131-135.