Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SYNGONIUM Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst 1829(3): 780. 1829.
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TYPE: Syngonium auritum (Linnaeus) Schott (Arum auritum Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syngonium angustatum | FIVEFINGERS | Not Native | ||
| Syngonium podophyllum | AMERICAN EVERGREEN | Not Native Y |
Identification Key
1. Stems not glaucous, sometimes with numerous rough emergences; petioles subterete, usually with a sharp medial rib; on fertile portion of stem, leaf segments narrowly lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, mostly with a prolonged narrowly deltate apex; rachis usually gradually curved, not angular between each segment; staminate flowers deeply retuse at the apex and completely fused into a synandarium, showing no indication of the line of fusion
1. Stems glaucous or not, smooth, lacking any emergences; petioles subterete or with only an obtuse medial rib; on fertile portion of stem, leaf segments ovate to obovate, mostly with a short broadly deltate to abruptly-short acuminate apex; staminate flowers truncate at the apex and partially to completely fused into a synandrium, usually with an indication of the line of fusion
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyrospatha | Porphyrospatha Engler, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 289. 1879. | TYPE: Porphyrospatha schottiana (Wendland ex Schott) Engler (Syngonium schottianum Wendland ex Schott) Lectotypified by Nicolson, Taxon 16: 518. 1967. |