Idimanthus: Brazil’s Singular Aroid Marvel

Idimanthus is a monotypic genus in the Araceae family established by E.G. Gonçalves in 2018, comprising the single species I. amorphophalloides native to the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This tuberous geophyte is distinguished by a downward-curving rostrate beak on its spadix connective and a dense apical cluster of fertile and sterile flowers.