Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth

Virginian Wake-robin

Herb to about 1 m tall. Leaves shiny, to about 40 cm long with thick stalks. Spathe green at base, white at tip, to about 15 cm long and with wavy margins but relatively inconspicuous; spring to summer. Fruit a green berry.

Eastern N America.

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Araceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Alismatales
family       Araceae
genus        Peltandra Raf.