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Aridarum

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Aridarum
Aridarum montanum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Aridarum
Ridl.
Synonyms[2]

Heteroaridarum M.Hotta

Aridarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. All of the known species in this genus are rheophytic and are endemic to the Island of Borneo.[2][3] The plant is aquatic and has willow-shaped leaves that are able to take strong currents without sustaining damage.[4]

Species

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  1. Aridarum borneense (M.Hotta) Bogner & A.Hay - Sarawak
  2. Aridarum burttii Bogner & Nicolson - Sarawak
  3. Aridarum caulescens M.Hotta - Sarawak, Brunei
  4. Aridarum crassum S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sarawak
  5. Aridarum incavatum H.Okada & Y.Mori - Borneo
  6. Aridarum minimum H.Okada - Borneo
  7. Aridarum montanum Ridl. - Sarawak
  8. Aridarum nicolsonii Bogner - Sarawak, West Kalimantan
  9. Aridarum purseglovei (Furtado) M.Hotta - Sarawak
  10. Aridarum rostratum Bogner & A.Hay - West Kalimantan

Formerly placed here

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  • Hera hebe (S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce (as Aridarum hebe S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce)[5]

References

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  1. ^ P. Highley - Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. Vol. 51 (1913)
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  5. ^ Hera hebe (S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 May 2024.