| Arum italicum subsp. albispathum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arum |
| Species: | A. italicum |
| Subspecies: | A. i. subsp. albispathum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Arum italicum subsp. albispathum (Steven ex Ledeb.) Prime | |
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Arum italicum subsp. albispathum is a flowering plant subspecies in the family Araceae.
Description
Arum italicum subsp. albispathum differs from other subspecies in having very pale, nearly white spathes and pale yellow spathe appendices. This subspecies is reported to have a lower chromosome number, with tetraploid counts in subsp. albispathum (2n = 56) and hexaploid counts in subsp. italicum and subsp. neglectum (2n = 84).
Habitat
It grows in woodlands from the Caucasus west to Crimea.
Taxonomy
Within the genus Arum, it belongs to subgenus Arum, and section Arum. Though currently considered a subspecies of Arum italicum, its relationship with the other subspecies of A. italicum and with Arum concinnatum are unclear and it may represent an independent species.
References
- ^ Boyce, Peter (1993). The Genus Arum. London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-250085-4.
- Espíndola, A.; Buerki, S.; Bedalov, M.; Küpfer, P.; Alvarez, N. (2010). "New insights into the phylogenetics and biogeography of Arum (Araceae): unravelling its evolutionary history". Taxon. 163: 14–32.
- Boyce, P.C. (2002). "Arum - a Decade of Change". Aroideana. 29: 132–139.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Arum italicum subsp. albispathum | |
| Arum albispathum | |
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