Typhonium praetermissum
Typhonium praetermissum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.
| Typhonium praetermissum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Typhonium |
| Species: | T. praetermissum |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhonium praetermissum | |
Description
The species is a geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm. The leaves vary from oval in shape to deeply divided, up to 4.5 cm long, on a stalk up to 5.5 cm long. The flower is enclosed in a brown and maroon spathe 4 cm long. The small fruits appear in November and December.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory, with a range limited to the vicinity of Darwin and the Lichfield shire, mainly in open woodland habitats with red-brown clay or lateritic soils.[2]
References
- Hay, A (1997). "Two new species and a new combination in Australian Typhonium (Araceae Tribe Areae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 54 (3): 329–336. doi:10.1017/S0960428600004157.
- John Westaway & Ian Cowie (2012). "Typhonium praetermissum" (PDF). Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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