Callopsis
| Callopsis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Callopsideae |
| Genus: | Callopsis Engl. |
| Species: | C. volkensii |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopsis volkensii Engl. |
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Callopsis is a monotypic genus from the plant family Araceae and has only one species, Callopsis volkensii. This plant forms a creeping rhizome and has cordate-ovate leaves that are medium green and glaborous. The inflorescence is typical of the Araceae family, with a white spathe and yellow spadix. The spadix is shorter than the spathe and its male and female flowers are separated shortly.
It grows at an altitude of 800 m (2,625 ft) in virgin forest in parts of Africa.
References
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997)
- Flora of Tropical Africa, 'Aroideae', Brown, N.E., 1901, 8 (1):137-192
External links
- http://www.cate-araceae.org/taxonomy/Callopsis
- http://www.aroid.org/genera/generapage.php?genus=callopsis
- http://scratchpad.cate-araceae.org/taxonomy/term/754
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