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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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|name = ''Homalomena''
|image = Homalomena rubescens (Philippines) 01.jpg
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|image_caption = ''Homalomena rubescens''
|image =Starr_070906-8753_Homalomena_sp..jpg
|display_parents = 2
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|taxon = Homalomena
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|authority = [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott|Schott]]<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |title=''Homalomena'' Schott |id=30057762-2 |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
|diversity = c. 160 species
|ordo = [[Alismatales]]
|diversity_link = List of Homalomena species
|familia = [[Araceae]]
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/>
|subfamilia = [[Aroideae]]
|synonyms =
|tribus = [[Homalomeneae]]
* ''Chamaecladon'' <small>Miq.</small>
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|genus = '''''Homalomena'''''
* ''Curmeria'' <small>Linden & André</small>
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|}}
* ''Cyrtocladon'' <small>Griff.</small>
'''''Homalomena''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants within the [[family]] [[Araceae]]. It is estimated to be composed of approximately 80 to 150 [[species]]. Homalomena are primarily found in southern [[Asia]] and the southwestern [[Pacific]], but there are a few species that are known to be [[indigenous (ecology)|indigenous]] to [[South America]]. Many Homalomena have a strong smell of [[anise]]. The name derives apparently from a mi-translated Malayan vernacular name, translated as ''homalos'', meaning flat, and ''mene'' = moon.
* ''Diandriella'' <small>Engl.</small>
* ''Spirospatha'' <small>Raf.</small>
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'''''Homalomena''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]]. ''Homalomena'' are native to tropical Asia and China.<ref name=POWO/><ref>Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</ref><ref>Boyce, P.C. & Wong, S.Y. (2009). Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo IV: ''Homalomena'' specimens in the herbarium Beccarianum-Malesia (FI-B) of the Museo di Storia Naturale - Sezione Botanica "F.Parlatore" dell'Università di Firenze. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 64: 169-173.</ref> Many ''Homalomena'' have a strong smell of [[anise]]. The name derives apparently from a mistranslated Malayan vernacular name, translated as {{transl|ms|homalos}}, meaning flat, and ''mene'' = moon.
The plants of this genus are clump-forming evergreen perennials with mainly heart-shaped or arrowheaded shaped [[leaves]]. The [[flowers]] are tiny and without [[petals]], enclosed in a usually greenish [[spathe]] hidden by the [[leaves]].


The plants of this genus are clump-forming evergreen perennials with mainly heart-shaped or arrowheaded shaped leaves. The flowers are tiny and without petals, enclosed in a usually greenish [[spathe]] hidden by the leaves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=115676 |title=Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 17, <big>千年健属</big> qian nian jian shu, ''Homalomena'' Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 20. 1832. |access-date=2014-08-16 |archive-date=2013-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015060010/http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=115676 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Tamils knew of this plant for more than 3000 years. It is called merugu ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: மெருகு ) and it is used for several purposes including curing stomach disorders, piles, flem etc. Several oils like kumaraguru enney; merugulli enney, merugu pachai enneyetc. are prepared to cure various type of diseases.


Some authors have proposed splitting the genus and moving all the [[neotropics|neotropical]] species of ''Homalomena'' to ''[[Adelonema]].''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aroid.org/genera/generapage.php?genus=homalomena |title=Aroid genera |access-date=2010-03-01 |archive-date=2010-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217022911/http://www.aroid.org/genera/generapage.php?genus=homalomena |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aroid.org/genera/130307uberlist.pdf |title=The Überlist of Araceae, 2013 |access-date=2013-07-05 |archive-date=2013-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705172714/http://www.aroid.org/genera/130307uberlist.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032219 |title=Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=2014-08-16 |archive-date=2014-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819094015/http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032219 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://araceum.abrimaal.pro-e.pl/pages/sys.htm |title=The Systematics of Araceae |access-date=2013-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119023820/http://araceum.abrimaal.pro-e.pl/pages/sys.htm |archive-date=2012-11-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
''[[Homalomena wallisii]]'' is occasionally seen as a cultivated plant. In 2011 it was moved to the genus ''[[Adelonema]]'' together with all the [[neotropics|neotropical]] species of ''Homalomena''.
[[File:Homalomena occulta - Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - DSC01251.JPG|thumb|''[[Homalomena occulta]]'']]


==Selected species==
==Selected species==
*''[[Homalomena aromatica]]''
{{Main|List of Homalomena species}}
*''[[Homalomena cochinchinensis]]''
* ''[[Homalomena expedita]]'' <small>A.Hay & Hersc.</small> – [[Borneo]] ([[Sarawak]])
*''[[Homalomena cordata]]''
* ''[[Homalomena philippinensis]]'' <small>Engl.</small> – Philippines, Taiwan ([[Lanyu Island]])

*''[[Homalomena griffithii]]''
==See also==
*''[[Homalomena lindenii]]''
*''[[Homalomena magna]]''
*''[[Schismatoglottis]]''
*''[[Homalomena megalophylla]]''
*''[[Homalomena minutissima]]''
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*''[[Homalomena occulta]]''
*''[[Homalomena peekelii]]''
*''[[Homalomena pendula]]''
*''[[Homalomena purpurascens]]''
*''[[Homalomena pygmaea]]''
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*''[[Homalomena rubescens]]''
*''[[Homalomena tonkinensis]]''
*''[[Homalomena wallisii|Adelonema wallisii]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family'' [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7
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*[http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/66/index.htm Asiatica plant catalogue]
*[http://www.aroid.org/genera/generapage.php?genus=homalomena Aroid genera]
*[http://www.aroid.org/genera/130307uberlist.pdf The Überlist of Araceae, 2013]
*[http://araceum.abrimaal.pro-e.pl/pages/sys.htm The Systematics of ''Araceae'']
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[[Category:Araceae genera]]


==External links==
{{Araceae-stub}}
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*[http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/66/index.htm Asiatica plant catalogue] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326234308/http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/66/index.htm |date=2010-03-26 }}

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[[Category:Taxa named by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott]]

Latest revision as of 03:46, 8 September 2024

Homalomena
Homalomena rubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Homalomeneae
Genus: Homalomena
Schott[1]
Diversity
c. 160 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Chamaecladon Miq.
  • Curmeria Linden & André
  • Cyrtocladon Griff.
  • Diandriella Engl.
  • Spirospatha Raf.

Homalomena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Homalomena are native to tropical Asia and China.[1][2][3] Many Homalomena have a strong smell of anise. The name derives apparently from a mistranslated Malayan vernacular name, translated as homalos, meaning flat, and mene = moon.

The plants of this genus are clump-forming evergreen perennials with mainly heart-shaped or arrowheaded shaped leaves. The flowers are tiny and without petals, enclosed in a usually greenish spathe hidden by the leaves.[4]

Some authors have proposed splitting the genus and moving all the neotropical species of Homalomena to Adelonema.[5][6][7][8]

Homalomena occulta

Selected species

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Main article: List of Homalomena species

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Homalomena Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Boyce, P.C. & Wong, S.Y. (2009). Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo IV: Homalomena specimens in the herbarium Beccarianum-Malesia (FI-B) of the Museo di Storia Naturale - Sezione Botanica "F.Parlatore" dell'Università di Firenze. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 64: 169-173.
  4. ^ "Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 17, 千年健属 qian nian jian shu, Homalomena Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 20. 1832". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  5. ^ "Aroid genera". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  6. ^ "The Überlist of Araceae, 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  7. ^ "Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  8. ^ "The Systematics of Araceae". Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
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