Typhonium brownii
Typhonium brownii, also known as the black arum lily, is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.
Typhonium brownii | |
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Botanical illustration by Walter Hood Fitch | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Typhonium |
Species: | T. brownii |
Binomial name | |
Typhonium brownii Schott, 1855 | |
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Description
The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a rhizome up to 15 cm long and 2–3 cm in diameter. The deeply trilobed to triangular leaves are borne on stalks up to 30 cm long. The inflorescence has a foecal smell and is pollinated by dung beetles; it is enclosed in a 20 cm long spathe, greenish on the outside and deep purple on the inside. Flowering takes place in summer. The fruits are reddish and about 10 cm in diameter. [1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is known from south-eastern Queensland and New South Wales, where it grows in areas with rainforest, along the banks of creeks and in the spray zone of waterfalls.[1]
References
- Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- A. Hay (1993). "Typhonium brownii Schott". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 October 2021.