''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a

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s in the arum family,

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. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by

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in 1859, with the sole species '' Thaumatophyllum spruceanum''. In 1962, G.M. Barroso transferred ''T. spruceanum'' to '' Philodendron'', though the transfer was not made correctly and Barroso's name ''Philodendron spruceanum'' is illegitimate. While in ''Philodendron'', ''T. spruceanum'' was placed, along with other species, in subgenus ''Meconostigma''. A series of

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studies, particularly from 2008 onwards, suggested that, when broadly circumscribed, ''Philodendron'' was not

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. In 2018, it was proposed that subgenus ''Meconostigma'' should be raised to the rank of genus, under the name ''Thaumatophyllum''. The proposal has been accepted by

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, among other taxonomic databases. The generic epithet ''Thaumatophyllum'' comes from

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(, "miracle") + (, "leaf").

Phylogeny

Relationships among the former subgenera of ''Philodendron'' and related genera are not yet fully resolved. Several studies that have produced a resolved tree suggest that relationships may be of the form:

Species

accepted the following species: *''

Thaumatophyllum adamantinum ''Thaumatophyllum adamantinum'' is a plant in the genus ''Thaumatophyllum'', in the family Araceae. It is native to South America, namely to Southeast Brazil, but is also cultivated as a houseplant in cooler climates. Previously ''Thaumatophyllu ...

'' (Mart. ex Schott) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum'' (Schott ex Endl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum brasiliense ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Engl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum corcovadense ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Kunth) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum dardanianum ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum leal-costae ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Mayo & G.M.Barroso) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum lundii ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Warm.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum mello-barretoanum ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Burle-Marx ex G.M.Barroso) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum paludicola ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (E.G.Gonç. & Salviani) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum petraeum ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Chodat & Vischer) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum saxicola'' (K.Krause) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum solimoesense ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (A.C.Sm.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum speciosum ''Thaumatophyllum speciosum'' is a species of plant in the family Araceae, native to Brazil and Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features d ...

'' (Schott ex Endl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum spruceanum'' Schott *'' Thaumatophyllum stenolobum'' (E.G.Gonç.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum tweedieanum ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly '' Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' was erected by Heinrich Wilhelm Sch ...

'' (Schott) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *''

Thaumatophyllum uliginosum ''Thaumatophyllum'' (formerly ''Philodendron#Modern classification, Meconostigma'') is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. Its species are native to northern (tropical) South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Thaumatophyllum'' ...

'' (Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum undulatum'' (Engl.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum venezuelense'' (G.S.Bunting) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum williamsii'' (Hook.f.) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo *'' Thaumatophyllum xanadu'' (Croat, J.Boos & Mayo) Sakur., Calazans & Mayo

References

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