Spathicarpa Explained

Spathicarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, all of which are endemic to South America.^[1] Spathicarpa species are notable for the fact that the entirety of their spadix is fused to the spathe. The genus is believed to be closely related to Spathantheum. The tribe Spathicarpeae is named after the genus Spathicarpa.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

1. Spathicarpa gardneri Schott - Brazil
2. Spathicarpa hastifolia Hook. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northeastern Argentina
3. Spathicarpa lanceolata Engl. - Paraguay, southern Brazil

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=193113 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. .
4. Croat, T. B. & D. Mount. 1988. Araceae. [11:] 1–46. In G. F. Bocquet & M. R. Crosby (eds.) Flora del Paraguay. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève & Missouri Botanical Garden, Geneva & St. Louis