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Species of flowering plant in the family Araceae

Arum apulum
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Arum nigrum var. apulum Carano
  • Arum apulum (Carano) Bedalov

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

Description

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

Habitat

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

Taxonomy

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Boyce, Peter (1993). The Genus Arum. London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-250085-4.

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Taxon identifiers
Arum apulum


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