Peltandra

This article is about the Araceae genus. For Peltranda (Wight), see Meineckia.

Peltandra, the arrow arums,^[2] is a genus of plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Cuba.^[1][3][4][5]

Species^[1]

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^[6]

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[1]
Lecontia W.Cooper ex Torr. Rensselaeria L.C.Beck