Phyllotaenium

Phyllotaenium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Phyllotaenium; André (1872)
Species:	P. lindenii
Binomial name
	Phyllotaenium lindenii; André (1872)
Varieties
	Phyllotaenium lindenii var. lindenii; Phyllotaenium lindenii var. sylvestre (Grayum) A.Hay;
Synonyms
	Caladium lindenii (André) Madison (1981), nom. illeg.; Xanthosoma lindenii (André) T.Moore (1878), nom. illeg.;

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.¹ It is named after Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden.

Cultivation

Cultivars include Phyllotaenium lindenii 'Magnificum'.³

References

"Phyllotaenium lindenii André". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 (1981).
"Xanthosoma lindenii 'Magnificum'". Agri-Starts, Inc. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.

[powo-1] "Phyllotaenium lindenii André". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[2] Madison, Selbyana 5: 373 (1981).

[3] "Xanthosoma lindenii 'Magnificum'". Agri-Starts, Inc. 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.

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