Pycnospatha

Pycnospatha
Tuber of Pycnospatha arietina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lasioideae
Genus: Pycnospatha
Thorel ex Gagnep.[1]

Pycnospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only two species both of which are tuberous and endemic to Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam).[1][2]

  • Pycnospatha arietina Gagnep. - Thailand, Cambodia, Quan Phu Quoc Island of Vietnam
  • Pycnospatha palmata Gagnep. - Laos, Thailand

References

  1. ^ a b "Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnep". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.


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