Nephthytis
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Nephthytis is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical western and west-central Africa, ranging from Guinea to the Republic of the Congo. They are herbaceous plants growing from a rhizome. The leaves are evergreen, light and dark green, 15–35 cm long, and are usually arrowhead-shaped, with three lobes. The leaf shape can vary depending on the age of the plant.
Nephthytis is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical western and west-central Africa, ranging from Guinea to the Republic of the Congo. They are herbaceous plants growing from a rhizome. The leaves are evergreen, light and dark green, 15–35 cm long, and are usually arrowhead-shaped, with three lobes. The leaf shape can vary depending on the age of the plant. ==Species== Five species are accepted. Nephthytis afzelii Schott - West Africa from Congo-Brazzaville to Sierra Leone Nephthytis hallaei Bogner - Gabon Nephthytis mayombensis de Namur & Bogner - Congo-Brazzaville Nephthytis poissonii (Engl.) N.E.Br. - Congo-Brazzaville, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria Nephthytis swainei Bogner - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Cameroon ===Formerly placed here=== Boycea bintuluensis (as Nephthytis bintuluensis A.Hay, Bogner & P.C.Boyce ) ==References== ==External links== International Aroid Society search
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