Amydrium zippelianum

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Amydrium zippelianum
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Amydrium zippelianum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Amydrium
Species:
A. zippelianum
Binomial name
Amydrium zippelianum
(Schott) Nicolson

Amydrium zippelianum is a flowering plant in genus Amydrium of the arum family, Araceae. Its pattern is distinctive and it is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant. [1]

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Distribution

Its native range is Central Malesia to New Guinea. It is often common, but rarely seen now[ incomprehensible ] in the Philippines, Sulawesi, Halmahera, Talaud Islands, Irian Jaya, and Papua New Guinea. [1]

Habitat

Primary lowland to lower montane rainforest, occasionally in regrowth or as a weed in plantations.[ citation needed ]

Medical uses

Its leaves can be used as traditional medicine for sore ribs. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Damayanto, I. Putu Gede P.; Sukmawati, Jalma Giring; Fefirenta, Agusdin Dharma; Erlinawati, Ina (2021-04-30). "Notes on Amydrium zippelianum (Araceae): A Mesmerizing Species From East Malesia". Al-Kauniyah: Jurnal Biologi. 14 (1): 63–77. doi: 10.15408/kauniyah.v14i1.15442 . ISSN   2502-6720. S2CID   236556460.
  2. ↑ Ramadhanil, Ramadhanil; Tjitrosoedirdjo, Sri Soetarmi; Setiadi, Dede (1970-01-01). "Structure and composition of understory plant assemblages of six land use types in the Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia". Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 15 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:1970BJPT...15....1R. doi: 10.3329/bjpt.v15i1.911 . ISSN   2224-7297.


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