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Typhonium weipanum

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Typhonium weipanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Typhonium
Species:
T. weipanum
Binomial name
Typhonium weipanum
A.Hay, 1993[1]

Typhonium weipanum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

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The specific epithet weipanum refers to the type locality.[1]

Description

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The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which sprouts from a tuberous rhizome 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are trilobed. The flower is enclosed in a purple spathe about 9.5 cm long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is known only from the vicinity of Weipa, on the tropical Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, where it is found on the edge of open Eucalyptus tetrodonta woodland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 30 September 2021.