Home>List of cultivated families>Araceae>Montrichardia

Montrichardia Crueg.

Pulle, A.J. & Lanjouw, K. (eds.) (1968) Flora of Suriname E.J Brill, Leiden

Description of the genus

Erect herbs; stems bamboo-like, often supported by prop roots. Leaves entire: petiole with sheath c. half the length of the petiole, produced into a free cusp; lamina with prominent central and lateral veins. Spathes large; spadix thick, slightly shorter than the spathe; basal part female, the greater part male. Fruits large, obovoid, crowned by the persistent stigma.

Derivation of name: After Gabriel de Montrichard.

Worldwide: Tropical America.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

 No image yet

Links to cultivated taxa    View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesContent
linifera (Arruda) SchottDescription

Other sources of information about Montrichardia:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Montrichardia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Montrichardia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Montrichardia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Montrichardia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Montrichardia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Montrichardia
JSTOR Plant Science: Montrichardia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Montrichardia
Plants of the World Online: Montrichardia
Tropicos: Montrichardia
Wikipedia: Montrichardia
Home>List of cultivated families>Araceae>Montrichardia
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Montrichardia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2632, retrieved 25 April 2024

Site software last modified: 12 October 2020 10:30pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use