Furtadoa


Furtadoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of only two species: Furtadoa mixta and Furtadoa sumatrensis.

Taxonomic history

The genus was described in 1981 by Mitsuru Hotta, with one species endemic on Sumatra. In 1985, Hotta transferred a preexisting species of Homalomena to Furtadoa.

Description

Both described species of Furtadoa have stems that creep, and root along their length, and leathery elliptical leaves. The inflorescence is carried on a long peduncle, with the spathes unconstricted, and either green, reddish brown, or purple-grey. The spadix is unique by having the male flowers each associated with a sterile female flower in addition to each fertile female flower being associated with a sterile male flower.