Ulearum sagittatum

Ulearum sagittatum
	Ulearum sagittatum botanical drawing from Das Pflanzenreich
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Zomicarpeae
Genus:	Ulearum
Species:	U. sagittatum
Binomial name
	Ulearum sagittatum; Engl.

Ulearum sagittatum is a species in the family Araceae.^[1] It is endemic to western Brazil and Peru, where it grows on the forest floor from small rhizomes.^[2] Its binomial name refers to the sagittate, meaning arrowhead-shaped, form of its leaves.

References

^ "Ulearum sagittatum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5.

External links

Description and photos, from the International Aroid Society

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[1] "Ulearum sagittatum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[2] Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5.

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