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Gorgonidium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Aroideae

Higher classification
  
Arum

Order
  
Alismatales

Family
  
Araceae

Tribe
  
Spathicarpeae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Spathantheum, Synandrospadix, Taccarum, Pseudohydrosme, Ulearum

Gorgonidium is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. It is native to South America (Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina). The spathes tend to be purple and the fruit are black.

Species
  1. Gorgonidium beckianum Bogner - Bolivia
  2. Gorgonidium bulbostylum Bogner & E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
  3. Gorgonidium cardenasianum (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Bolivia
  4. Gorgonidium intermedium (Bogner) E.G.Gonç - Peru
  5. Gorgonidium mirabile Schott - Bolivia
  6. Gorgonidium striatum Hett., Ibisch & E.G.Gonç
  7. Gorgonidium vargasii Bogner & Nicolson - Peru
  8. Gorgonidium vermicidum (Speg.) Bogner & Nicolson - Bolivia, northern Argentina

References

Gorgonidium Wikipedia