Typhonium wilbertii

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Typhonium wilbertii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Typhonium
Species:
T. wilbertii
Binomial name
Typhonium wilbertii
A.Hay, 1993 [1]

Typhonium wilbertii is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific epithet wilbertii honours Dutch botanist Wilbert Hetterscheid. [1]

Description

The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm 3–4 cm in diameter. The greyish-green leaves are usually trilobed and 13–28 cm by 17–30 cm. The flower is enclosed in a green spathe about 13 cm long. The fruits are orange berries. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the tropical Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland. It is found on the edges of notophyll rainforest on mudstone soils at elevations of 90–150 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Typhonium wilbertii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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