Araceae
Zomicarpa

Zomicarpa steigeriana Maxim. ex Schott

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 86 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (SE. Bahia). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gonçalves, E.G. (2012). A revision of the small genus Zomicarpa Schott. Kew Bulletin 67: 443-449.
  • 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.

Kew Bulletin

  • (1862: 86).
  • Bogner, J. & Gonçalves, E. G. (1999). The genus Gearum N. E. Br. (Araceae: Tribe Spathicarpeae). Aroideana 22: 20 – 29.
  • Bogner, J. (1980). The genus ScaphispathaBrongn. ex Schott. Aroideana 3: 4 – 12.
  • Bogner, J., Boyce, P. C. & Sakuragui, C. M. (2001). A revision of Alloschemone Schott (Araceae: Monstereae). Aroideana 24: 80 – 93.
  • Cabrera, L. I., Salazar, G. A., Chase, M. A., Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J. & Dávilla, P. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships of aroids and duckweeds (Araceae) inferred from coding and noncoding plastid DNA. Amer. J. Bot. 95(9): 1153 – 1165.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • Engler, A. (1878). Araceae. In: C. F. P. von Martius, Flora Brasiliensis 3(2): 25 – 224, tt 2 – 52.
  • Engler, A. (1879). Araceae. In: A. & C. de Candolle, MonographiaePhanerogamarum, vol. 2. Masson, Paris.
  • Engler, A. (1920). Araceae-Aroideae und Araceae-Pistioideae. In: A. Engler (ed), Das Pflanzenreich 73 (IV.23F): 1 – 270. W. Engelmann, Leipzig.
  • French, J. C., Chung, M. & Hur, Y. (1995). Chloroplast DNA phylogeny of the Ariflorae. In: P. J. Rudall, P. J. Cribb & D. F. Cutler (eds), Monocotyledons: Systematics and Evolution 1: 255 – 275. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gonçalves, E. G. (2004). Araceae from Central Brazil: Comments on their diversity and Biogeography. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91: 457 – 463.
  • Gonçalves, E. G. (2005a). Two new Andean genera of Araceae. Willdenowia. 35: 319 – 326.
  • Gonçalves, E. G. (2005b). A revision of Scaphispatha (Araceae) including a new species. Rodriguésia. 56: 53 – 60.
  • Gonçalves, E. G. (2005c). A revision of genus Dracontioides Engl. (Araceae), including a new species from Bahia, Brasil. Aroideana. 28: 21 – 31Google Scholar
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D. V. (2002). World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hay, A. (1988). A new neotropical genus of Araceae-Lasieae. Aroideana 11: 25 – 31.
  • IUCN (2001). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland and Cambridge.
  • Martius, C. F. P. (1831). Ueber die Art der BefruchtungbeieinigenAroideen und uber die CharakteristikmehrererGattungendieserFamilie. Flora 14(2): 449 – 460.
  • Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P. C. (1997). The Genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nicolson, D. H. (1967). Filarum, a new genus of Peruvian Araceae. Brittonia 18: 347 – 349.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • Peyritsch, J. J. (1879). AroideaeMaximilianae. Carl Gerold’s Sohn, Vienna.
  • Schott, H. W. (1856). Synopsis Aroidearum. Typiscongregationismechitharisticae, Vienna.
  • Schott, H. W. (1858). Genera Aroidearum. C. Ueberreuter, Vienna.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • Schott, H. W. (1862). Neue BrasilischeAroideen. Bonplandia 10: 86 – 87.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gonçalves, E.G. (2012). A revision of the small genus Zomicarpa Schott. Kew Bulletin 67: 443-449.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2004 Maximilian, F.; Maly, F. [713] Brazil K000303475 No
Nov 1, 2004 Maximilian, F.; Maly, F. [713] Brazil K000303476 Type No
Apr 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W.; Santos, T.S. [3595] Brazil K000303463 Yes
Apr 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W.; Santos, T.S. [3363] Brazil K000303464 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • 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