Accession Data

Gonatopus boivinii

Family: Araceae

Country of Origin: Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal

Description: A unique genus closely allied to Zamioculcas and both genera are of African origin that together form the tribe Zamioculcadeae. Considered to be relics of the ancient african flora that survived the extinctions caused by climate changes in the Tertiary and Quaternary epochs.

The main stalk has a central pulvinus which is swollen region of the petiole in which the plant can move water in/out of vacuoles and thus alter the position of the leaf. The leaflets are also geniculate (moving in a similar fashion).

Accession Data

Accession #: 200100029

Accession Date: 2001-03-26 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1116

Quantity: 2

Source: Opel ex NYBG

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Alismatales

Family: Araceae

SubFamily: Zamioculcadoideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 14 April 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 14 April 2015.

Images

Gonatopus boivinii
Gonatopus boivinii