Arum apulum

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Arum apulum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arum
Species:
A. apulum
Binomial name
Arum apulum
(Carano) P.C.Boyce
Synonyms [2]
  • Arum nigrum var. apulumCarano
  • Arum apulum(Carano) Bedalov

Arum apulum, known as Apulian arum, is a flowering plant species in the family Araceae.

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Description

Arum apulum is a tuberous herbs that spreads clonally through discoid vertically oriented tubers. [2] Flowers are borne on a spadix. [2]

Habitat

The species is endemic to Italy, where it grows in low scrub at altitudes of 300 to 400 meters in central Apulia. [1] [2] It is threatened by habitat destruction. [1]

Taxonomy

Within the genus Arum, it belongs to subgenus Arum, section Dioscoridea, and subsection Dischroochiton. [2]

A. apulum is tetraploid, with a chromosome count of 2n = 56. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wagensommer, R.P. (2017). "Arum apulum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T13133499A83442507. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T13133499A83442507.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boyce, Peter (1993). The Genus Arum. London: HMSO. ISBN   0-11-250085-4.