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Steudnera

Steudnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Indochina. The genus was first described by Karl Koch in 1862. The genus is also believed to be closely related to Remusatia.SpeciesSteudnera assamica Hook.f. - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Steudnera capitellata Hook.f. - Myanmar Steudnera colocasiifolia K.Koch - Yunnan, Guangxi, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina Steudnera colocasioides Hook.f. - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar Steudnera discolor W.Bull - Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand Steudnera gagei K.Krause - Assam, Bangladesh Steudnera griffithii (Schott) Hook.f. - Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan Steudnera henryana Engl. - Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam Steudnera kerrii Gagnep. - Guangxi, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain - Bangladesh, India

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Steudnera
Steudnera discolor1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
Genus: Steudnera
K.Koch
Range of the genus Steudnera.

Steudnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.2 The genus was first described by Karl Koch in 1862. The genus is also believed to be closely related to Remusatia.34

Species2
  • Steudnera assamica Hook.f. - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
  • Steudnera capitellata Hook.f. - Myanmar
  • Steudnera colocasiifolia K.Koch - Yunnan, Guangxi, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina
  • Steudnera colocasioides Hook.f. - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar
  • Steudnera discolor W.Bull - Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Steudnera gagei K.Krause - Assam, Bangladesh
  • Steudnera griffithii (Schott) Hook.f. - Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan
  • Steudnera henryana Engl. - Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam
  • Steudnera kerrii Gagnep. - Guangxi, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
  • Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain - Bangladesh, India
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