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Colletogyne
Sign in to saveColletogyne is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The single species making up the genus is Colletogyne perrieri. Colletogyne is endemic to Montagne des Français region of northern Madagascar.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Colletogyne is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to IUCN Red List, Madagascar and plant.
It sits within the topics Aroideae, Endemic flora of Madagascar and Flora of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
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Colletogyne is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The single species making up the genus is Colletogyne perrieri. Colletogyne is endemic to Montagne des Français region of northern Madagascar.
==Description== Colletogyne has heart shaped leaves and is tuberous. The spathe is white with purple spots and the spadix has red spots. Much like the other genera in Araceae found exclusively in Madagascar Colletogyne is believed to be one of the most advanced aroids with regards to its flowers and pollen structure.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Colletogyne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.