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Spathantheum

Plants

Family: Araceae

2 species in the Library

About

Spathantheum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus contains two species, Spathantheum fallax and Spathantheum orbignyanum. Spathantheum is believed to be closely related to Spathicarpa. The genus is endemic to the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina and is found growing in grasslands in rocky soil.SpeciesSpathantheum fallax Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç. - Bolivia Spathantheum orbignyanum Schott - Peru, northwestern Argentina, Boliviaformerly includedSpathantheum intermedium Bogner = Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç

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