Peltandra

Arrow arums
Peltandra virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Peltandreae
Genus: Peltandra
Raf.
Range of the genus Peltandra.
Synonyms
  • Lecontia W.Cooper ex Torr.
  • Rensselaeria L.C.Beck

Peltandra, the arrow arums, is a genus of plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Cuba.

Species
  1. Peltandra sagittifolia - (Michx.) Morong - Spoon flower or the white arrow arum - southeastern US from eastern Louisiana to Virginia
  2. Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott - Arum arrow - Cuba, Quebec, Ontario, Oregon, California, Washington; eastern US from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota
  3. Peltandra primaeva Eocene, Golden Valley Formation, North Dakota, USA