Typhonium johnsonianum
Typhonium johnsonianum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.
| Typhonium johnsonianum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Typhonium |
| Species: | T. johnsonianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhonium johnsonianum | |
Description
The species is a deciduous geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a hemispherical, cream-coloured corm. The oval, dull light green leaves are 3.5 cm long by 1.7 cm wide, on a 4 cm long stalk. The flower is enclosed in a green, brown and maroon spathe 5 cm long, appearing in December.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is only known from the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is an open grassy clearing between Acacia auriculiformis / Melaleuca forest and Lophostemon lactifluus forest, near the edge of a floodplain, in well-drained sandy soil with a high water table during the wet season.[2]
References
- Hay, A; Taylor, SM (1996). "A new species of Typhonium Schott (Araceae-Areae) from the Northern Territory, with notes on the conservation status of two Areae endemic to the Tiwi Islands". Telopea. 6 (4): 563–567. doi:10.7751/telopea19963024.
- "Typhonium johnsonianum A.Hay & S.M.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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