Homalomena Explained

Homalomena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Homalomena are native to tropical Asia and China.[1] [2] Many Homalomena have a strong smell of anise. The name derives apparently from a mistranslated Malayan vernacular name, translated as, meaning flat, and mene = moon.

The plants of this genus are clump-forming evergreen perennials with mainly heart-shaped or arrowheaded shaped leaves. The flowers are tiny and without petals, enclosed in a usually greenish spathe hidden by the leaves.[3]

Some authors have proposed splitting the genus and moving all the neotropical species of Homalomena to Adelonema.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Selected species

See main article: List of Homalomena species.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Boyce, P.C. & Wong, S.Y. (2009). Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo IV: Homalomena specimens in the herbarium Beccarianum-Malesia (FI-B) of the Museo di Storia Naturale - Sezione Botanica "F.Parlatore" dell'Università di Firenze. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 64: 169-173.
  3. Web site: Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 17, 千年健属 qian nian jian shu, Homalomena Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 20. 1832. . 2014-08-16 . 2013-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015060010/http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=115676 . live .
  4. Web site: Aroid genera . 2010-03-01 . 2010-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217022911/http://www.aroid.org/genera/generapage.php?genus=homalomena . live .
  5. Web site: The Überlist of Araceae, 2013 . 2013-07-05 . 2013-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705172714/http://www.aroid.org/genera/130307uberlist.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden . 2014-08-16 . 2014-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819094015/http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032219 . live .
  7. Web site: The Systematics of Araceae . 2013-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119023820/http://araceum.abrimaal.pro-e.pl/pages/sys.htm . 2012-11-19 . dead .

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