| published in: | Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 316. 1860. | ||
| distribution: | Tropical Central and South America | map: | |
| subfamily: | Aroideae | tribe: | Homalomeneae |
| no. of species: | 13 (estim. 20) | cultivars: | probably exist |
| chromosome count: 2n=? | |||
| morphology: | evergreen terrestrial herbs, leaf blade lanceolate to ovate, venation parallel-pinnate flowers unisexual, perigone absent. | ||
| similar genera: | Homalomena, Philodendron | ||
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