Ulearum

Ulearum
Ulearum sagittatum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Zomicarpeae
Genus: Ulearum

Ulearum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains two known species, both native to South America.[2] Ulearum is similar to Callopsis, but Callopsis is found only in Africa and so its relation is uncertain.[3]

  1. Ulearum donburnsii Croat & Feuerst. 2003 - Ecuador
  2. Ulearum sagittatum Engl. 1905 - Loreto region of eastern Peru, Acre State in western Brazil
formerly included

References

  1. Pohl and Engler - "Das Pflanzenreich" issued 1920
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.


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