Typhonium eliosurum
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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. eliosurum
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| Typhonium eliosurum | |
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Typhonium eliosurum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.
Description
[edit]The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a rhizome up to 12 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. The deeply trilobed to triangular leaves are borne on stalks up to 40 cm long. The inflorescence, which is said to smell of pig faeces, is enclosed in a 22 cm long spathe, greenish on the outside and purplish-brown on the inside. The fruits are reddish and about 10 cm in diameter. Flowering takes place from late spring to early summer.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is known from the Central Coast and South Coast regions of New South Wales, where it grows in damp areas near rainforest and on the banks of creeks.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ A. Hay (1993). "Typhonium eliosurum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) O.D.Evans". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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