Araceae

Caladium Vent.

First published in Mag. Encycl. 4: 463 (1800), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Gabon, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Korea, Leeward Is., Malaya, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is., Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Descr. Pl. Nouv. Jard. Cels, 30 (1800)
  • F.T.A. 8: 165.

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Bunting, G.S.; Akkermans, L.M.A.; van Rooden, J. [3480] Brazil K000400713 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Bunting, G.S.; Akkermans, L.M.A.; van Rooden, J. [3480] Brazil K000400714 Isotype Yes
Engler, A. [223] Colombia K002979380 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Colombia K002979378 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Colombia K002979382 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5098] Colombia K002979379 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K002979375 Yes
Critchett, C.I. [PP/104/20] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K:SPC-34431.000 No
Brown, N.E.; Wallis [s.n.] Colombia K002979377 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Colombia K002979381 Yes
Wallis; Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Colombia K002979376 Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0