Pycnospatha Explained

Pycnospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only two species both of which are tuberous and endemic to Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam).[1] [2] [3]

  1. Pycnospatha arietina Gagnep. - Thailand, Cambodia, Quan Phu Quoc Island of Vietnam
  2. Pycnospatha palmata Gagnep. - Laos, Thailand

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=171145 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. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. .