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Genus: Stylochaeton

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Monocotyledons >  Order: Alismatales >  Family: Araceae

About 15 species, found in tropical and southern subtropical Africa, with 1 species, Stylochaeton natalensis, occurring in southern Africa (Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal).

Publications

  • Mayo, S.J. 1985. Araceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-71.
  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The Genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
 

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