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Pycnospatha

Pycnospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only two species both of which are tuberous and endemic to Indochina.Pycnospatha arietina Gagnep. - Thailand, Cambodia, Quan Phu Quoc Island of Vietnam Pycnospatha palmata Gagnep. - Laos, Thailand

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Pycnospatha
A rounded, dull brown bulb with a small white bud at the top
Tuber of Pycnospatha arietina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lasioideae
Genus: Pycnospatha
Thorel ex Gagnep.1

Pycnospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only two species both of which are tuberous and endemic to Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam).12

  • Pycnospatha arietina Gagnep. - Thailand, Cambodia, Quan Phu Quoc Island of Vietnam
  • Pycnospatha palmata Gagnep. - Laos, Thailand
References

References

  1. "Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnep". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.