Steudnera

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Steudnera
Steudnera discolor[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
Genus: Steudnera
K.Koch
Range of the genus Steudnera.

Steudnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.[2] The genus was first described by Karl Koch in 1862. The genus is also believed to be closely related to Remusatia.[3][4]

Species[2]
  1. Steudnera assamica Hook.f. - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
  2. Steudnera capitellata Hook.f. - Myanmar
  3. Steudnera colocasiifolia K.Koch - Yunnan, Guangxi, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina
  4. Steudnera discolor W.Bull - Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  5. Steudnera gagei K.Krause - Assam
  6. Steudnera griffithii (Schott) Hook.f. - Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan
  7. Steudnera henryana Engl. - Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam
  8. Steudnera kerrii Gagnep. - Guangxi, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Houtte - Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe v.21 (1875)
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 69, 泉七属 quan qi shu, Steudnera K. Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten. 5: 114. 1862