Rhopalocnemis

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Rhopalocnemis

Description

Dioecious or monoecious plant. Inflorescences spadix-like, unisexual or bisexual, at first covered by the flattened, marginally cohering tops of polygonate, peltate scales ();

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Buru present, Central Moluccas present, E. Himalaya present
Monotypic. E. Himalaya, Indo-China, in Malesia: Sumatra, Java, Celebes, and Central Moluccas (Buru). .

Notes

The closest taxonomic relatives within subfam. Helosidoideae are Exorhopala in Malaya and Ditepalanthus in Madagascar (cf. ).

Citation

EICHL. 1873 – In: DC., Prod. 17: 138
HARMS 1935: p. 323. – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 16b: f. 163
Engl. 1889 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 3: 259
Hook.f. 1880 – In: B. & H., Gen. Pl. 3: 238
Hook.f. 1856: 31, 52. – In: Trans. Linn. Soc.: t. 12
STEEN. 1932: Hand. 6th Ned. Ind. Natuurwet. Congr. 1931: 470
GOEPP. 1847: p. 148. – In: Nov. Act. Ac. Caes. Leop.-Car.: t. 11-15
LOTSY 1901 – In: Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 75