Scaphispatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains two species, S. gracilis and S. robusta.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The genus was believed to be monotypic until 2003 when a new species, S. robusta was discovered by Eduardo Gomes Gonçalves in northern Brazil. The plant had been grown in cultivation for some years, but had always been assumed to be a Caladium until it flowered.Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. .Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes (2005). A Revision of Scaphispatha (Aracea-Caladieae) Including a New Species. Rodriguésia.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroFoster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223
Scaphispatha gracilis Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Brazil Scaphispatha robusta E.G.Gonç. - Pará, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás
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