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Typhonium nudibaccatum

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Species of flowering plant

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

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

Description

The species is a geophytic, perennial herb, which sprouts from a corm about 2.5 cm in diameter. The leaves are deeply trilobed. The purple, red or black flower is enclosed in a spathe 7–11 cm long, appearing from January to April.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the tropical Mitchell Plateau in the Northern Kimberley IBRA bioregion, in north-western Western Australia, where it is found on lateritic loam soils on basalt substrates on ridges and drainage lines.

References

  1. ^ Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ Helen Coleman (1998). "Typhonium nudibaccatum A.Hay". Florabase. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Typhonium nudibaccatum
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