Phyllotaenium

Phyllotaenium lindenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Phyllotaenium. It is a tuberous geophyte native to the wet tropics of Colombia and Panama.[1] It is named after Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden.

Phyllotaenium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Phyllotaenium
André (1872)
Species:
P. lindenii
Binomial name
Phyllotaenium lindenii
André (1872)
Varieties[1]
  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. lindenii
  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. sylvestre (Grayum) A.Hay
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladium lindenii (André) Madison (1981), nom. illeg.[2]
  • Xanthosoma lindenii (André) T.Moore (1878), nom. illeg.

Cultivation

Cultivars include Phyllotaenium lindenii 'Magnificum'.[3]

References
  1. "Phyllotaenium lindenii André". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 (1981).
  3. "Xanthosoma lindenii 'Magnificum'". Agri-Starts, Inc. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
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