Peltandra virginica

Peltandra virginica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Peltandreae
Genus: Peltandra
Species: Peltandra virginica

Name

Peltandra virginica (L.) Raf. ex Schott, 1832

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arum virginicum L., Sp. Pl.: 966 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Calla virginica (L.) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 187 (1803).
  • Caladium virginicum (L.) Hook., Exot. Fl. 3: t. 182 (1825).
  • Lecontia virginica (L.) Torr., Comp. Fl. N. Middle Stat.: 358 bis (1826).
  • Rensselaeria virginica (L.) L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 382 (1833).
  • Alocasia virginica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 64 (1837).
• Heterotypic
  • Peltandra undulata Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Élément 89: 102 (1819).
  • Arum walteri Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 631 (1824).
  • Peltandra undulata Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 19 (1832).
  • Peltandra angustifolia Raf., New Fl. 1: 89 (1836).
  • Peltandra canadensis Raf., New Fl. 1: 87 (1836).
  • Peltandra hastata Raf., New Fl. 1: 88 (1836).
  • Peltandra heterophylla Raf., New Fl. 1: 88 (1836).
  • Peltandra latifolia Raf., New Fl. 1: 87 (1836).
  • Peltandra walteri (Elliott) Raf., New Fl. 1: 88 (1836).
  • Caladium undulatum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 219 (1841).
  • Peltandra virginica var. angustifolia (Raf.) Tidestr., Rhodora 12: 50 (1910).
  • Peltandra virginica var. heterophylla (Raf.) Tidestr., Rhodora 12: 49 (1910).
  • Peltandra virginica f. angustifolia (Raf.) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 106 (1912).
  • Peltandra virginica f. brachyota S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 105 (1912).
  • Peltandra virginica f. hastifolia S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 105 (1912).
  • Peltandra virginica f. heterophylla (Raf.) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 106 (1912).
  • Peltandra virginica f. latifolia (Raf.) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 104 (1912).
  • Peltandra virginica f. rotundata S.F.Blake, Rhodora 14: 104 (1912).
  • Peltandra tharpii F.A.Barkley, Madroño 7: 131 (1944).
  • Peltandra luteospadix Fernald, Rhodora 50: 58 (1948).
  • Peltandra virginica subsp. luteospadix (Fernald) W.H.Blackw. & K.P.Blackw., J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 90: 139 (1974 publ. 1975).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; California; Connecticut; Cuba; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Quebec; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Beck, L.C. 1833. Botany of the Northern and Middle States, or, A description of the plants found in the United States, north of Virginia, arranged according to the natural system, with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system— a sketch of the rudiments of botany, and a glossary of terms. 471 pp. Printed by Webster and Skinners, Albany. BHL Reference page. 
• Schott, H.W., in H. Schott & S. L. Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 19.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Peltandra virginica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Peltandra virginica. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 05 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Peltandra virginica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 05.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Peltandra virginica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peltandra virginica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: green arrow, tuckahoe

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