Biology:Typhonium nudibaccatum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Typhonium nudibaccatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Typhonium |
| Species: | T. nudibaccatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Typhonium nudibaccatum A.Hay, 1993[1]
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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.[2][1]
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.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea 37 (2): 345–376. https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/526242. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Helen Coleman (1998). "Typhonium nudibaccatum A.Hay". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/13566.
Wikidata ☰ Q15330017 entry
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