Biology:Typhonium cochleare
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Typhonium cochleare | |
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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. cochleare
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| Binomial name | |
| Typhonium cochleare A.Hay, 1993[1]
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Typhonium cochleare is a species of plant in the arum family that is native to Australia .
Description
The species is a geophytic, perennial herb, which sprouts from a corm about 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are very variable in shape. The flower is enclosed in a spathe about 17 cm long.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory from Darwin to Arnhemland, mainly in open forest.[1]
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 30 September 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q15330299 entry
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