Phyllotaenium

{{short description|Genus of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = CaladiumLindenii.jpg

|genus = Phyllotaenium

|parent_authority = André (1872)

|species = lindenii

|authority = André (1872)

|subdivision_ranks = Varieties

|subdivision =

  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. lindenii
  • Phyllotaenium lindenii var. sylvestre {{small|(Grayum) A.Hay}}

|subdivision_ref = {{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195285-2|title= Phyllotaenium lindenii André|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=14 May 2024}}

|synonyms=

  • Caladium lindenii (André) Madison (1981), nom. illeg.Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 (1981).
  • Xanthosoma lindenii (André) T.Moore (1878), nom. illeg.

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}}

Phyllotaenium lindenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Phyllotaenium. It is a tuberous geophyte native to the wet tropics of Colombia and Panama. It is named after Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden.

Cultivation

Cultivars include Phyllotaenium lindenii 'Magnificum'.{{cite web | title = Xanthosoma lindenii 'Magnificum' | url = http://www.agristarts.com/xan_magnificum.htm | publisher = Agri-Starts, Inc. | date = 2003 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091220113946/http://www.agristarts.com/xan_magnificum.htm | archivedate = 20 December 2009 }}

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