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Genus of flowering plants

Arophyton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Arophyteae
Genus: Arophyton
Jum.
Synonyms
  • Synandrogyne Buchet
  • Humbertina Buchet

Arophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of 7 species that are found only in northeast Madagascar. Arophyton are tuberous plants with a few rhizomatous species that go through a dormant period during the dry season.

Species

  1. Arophyton buchetii
  2. Arophyton crassifolium
  3. Arophyton humbertii
  4. Arophyton pedatum
  5. Arophyton rhizomatosum
  6. Arophyton simplex
  7. Arophyton tripartitum

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
Taxon identifiers
Arophyton


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