Piptospatha

Piptospatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Piptospatha

Piptospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The genus is characteristic for being rheophytic and contains about 10 species. It is found growing in Borneo and Thailand. The seeds of Piptospatha are dispersed by splashes of water hitting its cup-like spathes.

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