Typhonium angustilobum is a species of plant in the Araceae family that is native to Australia and New Guinea.
Description
The species is a deciduous geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm 4–10 cm in diameter. The narrowly trilobate leaves are borne on stalks up to 35 cm long. The flower is enclosed in a 22 cm long spathe, greenish on the outside, brownish-purple on the inside.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is known from northern Queensland as well as the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, where it grows in open woodland.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hay, A (1993). "The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia". Blumea. 37 (2): 345–376. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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