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''Polyspatha'' is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is restricted to tropical Africa consists of three recognized species.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 The genus is characterised by its unique leaf-like bracts that subtend inflorescences (often called spathes), which are arranged oppositely up the flowering shoot. Plants in the genus also have white flowers, two carpels with one seed in each, and vegetative reproduction by stolons. Along with most other genera of the Commelineae tribe with relatively few species, ''Polyspatha'' is found in tropical forest understories, and also in disturbed shady locations. 〔 ;Species〔 # ''Polyspatha paniculata'' Benth. - western + central Africa from Sierra Leone to Zaire + Tanzania # ''Polyspatha oligospatha'' Faden - western + central Africa from Ivory Coast to Zaire + Sudan # ''Polyspatha hirsuta'' Mildbr. - western + central Africa from Sierra Leone to Zaire + Uganda ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polyspatha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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