Biology:Homalomena wallisii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Homalomena |
| Species: | H. wallisii
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| Homalomena wallisii Regel
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Curmeria wallisii (Regel) Masl. | |
Homalomena wallisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae native to Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.[1][2][3]
It reaches about 6"(15 cm) in height but with a much wider spread. The leaf blades are elliptic to ovate-oblong in shape about 5 - 8" (13 – 20 cm) in length, on rather short stalks, arching or recurving, bright-green with a markings of a marbled yellow. It can be confused with the rather similar Aglaonema.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
- ↑ Regel, Gartenflora 26: 33 (1877)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10768106 entry
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