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| published in: | Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt 7: 406. 1857. | ||||
| distribution: | Equatorial western Africa | map: | |||
| subfamily: | Aroideae | tribe: | Nephthytideae | ||
| no. of species: | 5+1 in Asia | cultivars: | not known | ||
| chromosome count: 2n=40, 60 | |||||
| morphology: | rhizomatous geophytes, evergreen, sometimes dormant leaves cordate to sagittate, posterior lobes long higher order venation reticulate submarginal collective vein distinct flowers unisexual without perigone, fruits large, orange, one seed in a fruit | ||||
| similar genera: | Anchomanes, Cercestis, Callopsis | ||||
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 Aroidpictures: Nephthytis | |