''Anaphyllopsis'' is a

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of flowering plants in the

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Araceae, native to northern

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. The genus was created in 1988 by Hay in order to account for the differences of '' Cyrtosperma americanum'' from other ''

Cyrtosperma ''Cyrtosperma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus went through considerable taxonomic changes in the 1980s, and as a result is now considered to be native only to Southeast Asia and some Pacific islands. Previously, ...

'' species. The decision was to create a genus named ''Anaphyllopsis'' and rename ''Cyrtosperma americanum'' as '' Anaphyllopsis americanum''. Two other species from the

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were subsequently added, '' Anaphyllopsis pinnata'' and '' Anaphyllopsis cururuana''. The leaves of ''Anaphyllopsis'' are characteristic of being

pinnate Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and in ...

. ''Anaphyllopsis'' is quite similar in appearance to the genus ''

Anaphyllum ''Anaphyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of two species. They are found in marshes, have leaves with some pinnation, and have a twisted spathe. The two species in this genus are similar in appearance to t ...

''.Hay, A. (1988). ''Cyrtosperma (Araceae) and its Old World allies''. Blumea 33: 427-46

Species

#'' Anaphyllopsis americanum'' (Engl.) A.Hay - northern

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#'' Anaphyllopsis cururuana'' A.Hay - northern

#'' Anaphyllopsis pinnata'' A.Hay - Amazonas State in southern

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References

Lasioideae Araceae genera Flora of South America {{Araceae-stub