Key to the Species of Furtadoa


Based on Boyce & Wong, 2016 ( Aroideana 39N1, 2016 )

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1A. RheophyteRheophyte: An aquatic plant that lives in fast moving water currents. s; pedunclePeduncle: Flower stem. long (c. 6-9 × as long as spatheSpathe: A large sheathing bract enclosing the flower cluster. ), inflorescences paired, carried above the foliage. Sumatera .. 2
2A. All staminate flowers associated with a pistillodePistillode: A sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower. ; spadixSpadix: A spike of minute flowers closely arranged around a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe. conspicuously stipitateStipitate: Having a stalk or stem. ; pistilPistil: The female reproductive part of a flower. s bottle-shaped rich green; stigmaStigma: The receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower. ¼ diam. of pistilPistil: The female reproductive part of a flower. ; leaf blades thinly membranous on short (¼ leaf blade length) petiolePetiole: Leaf stem. .. 📌Furtadoa indrae
2B. Terminal portion of spadixSpadix: A spike of minute flowers closely arranged around a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe. comprised of staminate flowers lacking pistillodePistillode: A sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower. s; pistilPistil: The female reproductive part of a flower. s globose, pale cream; stigmaStigma: The receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower. ½ diam. of pistilPistil: The female reproductive part of a flower. ; leaf blades coriaceousCoriaceous: Resembling or having the texture of leather. on a long (¾ to exceeding leaf blade length) petiolePetiole: Leaf stem. s .. 📌Furtadoa sumatrensis
1B. Mesophytes; pedunclePeduncle: Flower stem. short (at most 3 × as long as spatheSpathe: A large sheathing bract enclosing the flower cluster. ), inflorescences in fascicles of up to 7, carried at the base of the petiolePetiole: Leaf stem. s. West Malaysia .. 📌Furtadoa mixta
 


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