Peltandra sagittifolia

Spoonflower
white arrow arum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Genus: Peltandra
Species: P. sagittifolia
Binomial name
Peltandra sagittifolia
(Michaux) Morong
Synonyms[1]
  • Calla sagittifolia Michx.
  • Caladium glaucum Elliott
  • Peltandra alba Raf.
  • Peltandra glauca (Elliott) Feay ex Alph.Wood

Peltandra sagittifolia is a species of plant in the genus Peltandra. It is commonly known as the spoonflower or the white arrow arum, native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to eastern Virginia.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 22, Spoonflower, white arrow arum, Peltandra sagittifolia (Michaux) Morong, Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. 5: 102. 1894
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distributioin map
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