Schottarum Explained

Schottarum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Araceae.^[1]

The genus is found in Borneo.

The genus name of Schottarum is in honour of Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865), an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Family Araceae).^[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Stud. (Taipei) Vol.49 on page 393 in 2008.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Schottarum josefii
• Schottarum sarikeense

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schottarum P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 8 December 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.