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Ariopsis

Ariopsis
Photo: W. Fitch (d. 1892), Public domain
Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb

About

Ariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. There are only two species of plants in the genus namely Ariopsis peltata and Ariopsis protanthera. Both species are found in the understories of tropical forests, but they both live in different areas. Ariopsis peltata is found in the Western Ghats, whereas Ariopsis protanthera is found in Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, northern Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand. Ariopsis has heart shaped leaves and are tuberous plants. The spadix is cylindrical and has cavities into which the pollen falls into.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ariopsis (plant) by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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