Gearum

Gearum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Gearum
N.E.Br.
Binomial name
Gearum brasiliense
N.E.Br.

Gearum is genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. It contains only one described species, Gearum brasiliense, native to central Brazil (States of Tocantins + Mato Grosso).[1][2][3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro


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