Typhonium eliosurum

Typhonium eliosurum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Typhonium
Species:
T. eliosurum
Binomial name
Typhonium eliosurum
(F.Muell. ex Benth.) O.D.Evans
Synonyms
  • Typhonium brownii var. eliosurum F.Muell. ex Benth.

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

Description

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The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a rhizome up to 12 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. The deeply trilobed to triangular leaves are borne on stalks up to 40 cm long. The inflorescence, which is said to smell of pig faeces, is enclosed in a 22 cm long spathe, greenish on the outside and purplish-brown on the inside. The fruits are reddish and about 10 cm in diameter. Flowering takes place from late spring to early summer.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is known from the Central Coast and South Coast regions of New South Wales, where it grows in damp areas near rainforest and on the banks of creeks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ A. Hay (1993). "Typhonium eliosurum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) O.D.Evans". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 October 2021.