| Arrow arums | |
|---|---|
| |
| Peltandra virginica | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Peltandreae |
| Genus: | Peltandra Raf. |
| |
| Range of the genus Peltandra. | |
| Synonyms1 | |
| |
Peltandra, the arrow arums,2 is a genus of plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Cuba.1345
- Species1
- Peltandra sagittifolia - (Michx.) Morong - Spoon flower or the white arrow arum - southeastern US from eastern Louisiana to Virginia
- Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott - Arum arrow - Cuba, Quebec, Ontario, Oregon, California, Washington; eastern US from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota
- †Peltandra primaeva – Eocene, Golden Valley Formation, North Dakota, USA6
References
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- NRCS. "Peltandra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Flora of North America Vol. 22 Page 135, Arrow arum, Peltandra Rafinesque, Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts. 89:103. 1819.
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- Hickey, Leo (1977). Stratigraphy and Paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Paleogene) of Western North Dakota. Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. pp. 110 & Plate 5. ISBN 0-8137-1150-9.