Typhonium angustilobum
| Typhonium angustilobum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Typhonium |
| Species: | T. angustilobum
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| Binomial name | |
| Typhonium angustilobum F.Muell., 1876
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Typhonium angustilobum is a species of plant in the Araceae family that is native to Australia and New Guinea.
Description
[edit]The species is a deciduous geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm 4–10 cm in diameter. The narrowly trilobate leaves are borne on stalks up to 35 cm long. The flower is enclosed in a 22 cm long spathe, greenish on the outside, brownish-purple on the inside.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is known from northern Queensland as well as the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, where it grows in open woodland.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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