Bucephalandra Schott sec CATE Araceae, 2009 urn:lsid:cate-araceae.org:taxon:5caaa017-6bfb-1014-a918-dc439151c9e5
Schott 1858. Gen. Aroid.. : t. 56:
Distinguishing Features
Minute to medium sized evergreen rheophytes; petiole sheath with long marcescent ligule; leaf blade simple, elliptic to linear-oblanceolate, apex with tubular mucro, fine venation parallel-pinnate; spathe persistent in lower half, upper part caducous; spadix with terminal appendix of staminodes; thecae horned; stigma smaller than ovary. Differs from Phymatarum in unconstricted spathe, flattened sterile flowers between male and female flowers and smooth or verrucose male flowers.
