Arisarum
| Arisarum | |
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| Arisarum vulgare | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Arisareae |
| Genus: | Arisarum Mill. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 islands of the eastern North Atlantic.[1][2][3]
Species
Accepted species:[1]
- Arisarum × aspergillum Dunal - Spain, Algeria, Morocco (A. simorrhinum × A. vulgare)
- 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 Palestine; Caucasus; Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores
Arisarum species look very similar to Arum except that their flowers, spathes, and inflorescences are considerably different.[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
- ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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