Taccarum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Taccarum
Species: T. caudatum – T. crassispathum – T. peregrinum – T. ulei – T. warmingii – T. weddellianum
Name

Taccarum Brongn. ex Schott, Gen. Aroid.: t. 65 (1858)
Type species: Taccarum weddellianum Brongn. ex Schott, Gen. Aroid.: t. 65 (1858)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lysistigma Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 222 (1862)
Endera Regel, Gartenflora 1872: 226 (1872)

References

Brongniart, A.T. 1858. Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt 7: 221.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Taccarum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Taccarum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Taccarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 18.

Taccarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is endemic to South America.[2][3][4] The genus tends to grow in rocky areas.[5]

Species[2]

Taccarum caudatum Rusby - Bolivia, Peru, Acre State in western Brazil
Taccarum crassispathum E.G.Gonç. - central Brazil
Taccarum peregrinum (Schott) Engl. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
Taccarum ulei Engl. & K.Krause - eastern Brazil
Taccarum warmingii Engl. - southern Brazil
Taccarum weddellianum Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, central and western Brazil

References

Pohl and Engler - "Das Pflanzenreich" issued 1920
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.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.