| Furtadoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Homalomeneae |
| Genus: | Furtadoa M.Hotta 1981 |
Furtadoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of only two species: Furtadoa mixta and Furtadoa sumatrensis.[1]
Taxonomic history
The genus was described in 1981 by Mitsuru Hotta, with one species endemic on Sumatra.[2] In 1985, Hotta transferred a preexisting species of Homalomena (the West Malaysian H. mixtum Ridl.) to Furtadoa.[3]
Description
Both described species of Furtadoa have stems that creep, and root along their length (a very rare condition in related Homalomena), and leathery elliptical leaves. The inflorescence is carried on a long peduncle, with the spathes unconstricted, and either green, reddish brown, or purple-grey. The spadix is unique by having the male flowers (except for those at the tip of the spadix) each associated with a sterile female flower (a pistillode) in addition to each fertile female flower being associated with a sterile male flower (staminode).[4]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hotta, M. (1981). A new genus of the family Araceae from West Sumatra. Acta Phytotaxonomica Geobotanica. 32 (5-6): 142-146.
- ^ Hotta, M. (1985). New species of the genus Homalomena (Araceae) from Sumatra with a note on the genus Furtadoa. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 38(1): 43-54
- ^ Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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