Arisarum
Arisarum | |
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Arisarum vulgare | |
Scientific 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]
Taxonomy
Species
Accepted species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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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
- 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
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Arisarum includes European distribution maps
- ^ "Arisarum" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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