Potarophytum Explained

Potarophytum is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1939.^{[1] [2]}

The only known species is Potarophytum riparium, endemic to the Kaieteur National Park in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44052929#page/40/mode/1up Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 28-29
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40015467 Tropicos, Potarophytum Sandwith
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=259550 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584