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'''''Arisarum''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]]. It is native to the [[Mediterranean]] region, east to the [[Caucasus]] and west to [[Macaronesia]].<ref name=r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8rff>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=15804 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</ref><ref>[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Arisarum Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: ''Arisarum''] includes European distribution maps</ref>
'''''Arisarum''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]]. It is native to the [[Mediterranean]] region, east to the [[Caucasus]] and west to [[Macaronesia]].<ref name=r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8r8rff>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=15804 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</ref><ref>[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Arisarum Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: ''Arisarum''] includes European distribution maps</ref>
[[File:Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu seeds.jpg|thumb|Seeds of ''Arisarum simorrhinum'' Durieu]]



==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
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==Description==
==Description==
In ''A. simorrhinum'', the [[peduncle (botany)|flower stalk]] is shorter or equal in length to the [[petiole (botany)|leaf stalk]], whereas in ''A. vulgare'', the flower stalk is longer than the leaf stalk. ''A. vulgare'' also has a generally longer [[spadix (botany)|spadix]] than ''A. simorrhinum''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arisarum |url=http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/18_179_04_Arisarum.pdf |publisher=[[Flora Iberica]] |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
In ''A. simorrhinum'', the [[peduncle (botany)|flower stalk]] is shorter or equal in length to the [[petiole (botany)|leaf stalk]], whereas in ''A. vulgare'', the flower stalk is longer than the leaf stalk. ''A. vulgare'' also has a generally longer [[spadix (botany)|spadix]] than ''A. simorrhinum''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arisarum |url=http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/18_179_04_Arisarum.pdf |publisher=[[Flora Iberica]] |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>



==References==
==References==

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Arisarum
Arisarum vulgare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Arisareae
Genus: Arisarum
Mill.
Synonyms[1]

Balmisa Lag.

Arisarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, east to the Caucasus and west to Macaronesia.[1][2][3]

Seeds of Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu

Taxonomy

Species

Accepted species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu Portugal Spain, Balearic Islands, Algeria, Morocco
Arisarum proboscideum (L.) Savi Spain, Italy
Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. Mediterranean region of northern Africa and southern Europe from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and Israel; Caucasus; Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores

Natural Hybrids

  1. Arisarum × aspergillum Dunal - Spain, Algeria, Morocco (A. simorrhinum × A. vulgare)

Description

In A. simorrhinum, the flower stalk is shorter or equal in length to the leaf stalk, whereas in A. vulgare, the flower stalk is longer than the leaf stalk. A. vulgare also has a generally longer spadix than A. simorrhinum.[4]


References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Arisarum includes European distribution maps
  4. ^ "Arisarum" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Arisarum at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Arisarum at Wikispecies