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Montrichardia linifera
Flower of Montrichardia linifera at a stand between Lago do Guedes and Lago do Iquito
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Montrichardia
Species:	M. linifera
Binomial name
Montrichardia linifera (Schott)
Synonyms
Arum liniferum Arruda Caladium liniferum (Arruda) Nees Philodendron cyclophyllum K.Krause

Montrichardia linifera, also known under the common name aninga, is a tropical plant native to South America. The aquatic species is a helophyte and can grow up to seven meters in height. The plant often grows in monospecific stands and thickes along rivers, lakes and other wetlands.

M. linifera can be differentiated from the similar M. arborescens by several characteristics, including having a spathe tube that is greenish-white internally and a spathe blade that is yellowish externally, while M. arborescens has a spathe-tube that is reddish internally and a spathe-blade that is green externally.

References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87565-1 Royal Botanic Gardens Plants of the World Online
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/2868252 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3. "Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
4. "Montrichardia linifera". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
5. ^ Ortiz O, Ibáñez A, Trujillo-Trujillo E, Croat T (2020) "The emergent macrophyte Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott (Alismatales: Araceae), a rekindled old friend from the Pacific Slope of lower Central America and western Colombia". Nord J Bot 38(9):1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02832

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