Scaphispatha

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Scaphispatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains two species, S. gracilis and S. robusta.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=186629 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] The genus was believed to be monotypic until 2003 when a new species, S. robusta was discovered by Eduardo Gomes Gonçalves in northern Brazil. The plant had been grown in cultivation for some years, but had always been assumed to be a Caladium until it flowered.Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. {{ISBN|0-88192-485-7}}.Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes (2005). A Revision of Scaphispatha (Aracea-Caladieae) Including a New Species. Rodriguésia.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroFoster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223

1. Scaphispatha gracilis Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Brazil
2. Scaphispatha robusta E.G.Gonç. - Pará, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás