Table 1 Characters of the inflorescence and flower of genera belonging to the tribe Spathicarpeae sensu Cusimano et al. ( 2011 )
From: Floral development of Dieffenbachia and the occurrence of atypical flowers in Araceae
Genus | Spadice fused to the spathe | Spadice female–male zones | Staminodes around female flowers | Synandrium | Sterile male zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asterostigma | + or No | + | + | + | No |
Bognera | + | + | No | + | ± Free |
Croatiella* | + | + | + | ± Synandrium | No |
Dieffenbachia | + | + | + | + | ± Synandrode |
Gearum | No | + | + | + | Synandrode |
Gorgonidium | No | + | + | Free or ± synandrium | No |
Incarum* | + | + | + | + | No |
Mangonia | No | + | + | + | Synandrode |
Spathantheum | + (Entirely) | + | + | + | Male and female flowers mixed |
Synandrospadix | + or No | + | + | + | + or bisexual flowers |
Spathicarpa | + (Entirely) | No | + | + | No |
Taccarum | + or No | + | + | + | No |