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Xanthosoma hylaeae

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Species of plant in the family Araceae

Xanthosoma hylaeae
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Xanthosoma
Species: X. hylaeae
Binomial name
Xanthosoma hylaeae
Engl. & K.Krause
Synonyms

Xanthosoma purpuratum K.Krause

Xanthosoma hylaeae is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to western South America and northern Brazil. A night-bloomer, it uses a variety of scents to attract its pollinators, scarab beetles in the tribe Cyclocephalini.

References

  1. Brummitt, N. (2013). "Xanthosoma hylaeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392718A44398265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44392718A44398265.en. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Xanthosoma hylaeae Engl. & K.Krause". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. Maia, Artur Campos D.; Grimm, Christopher; Schubert, Mario; Etl, Florian; Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes; Do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Daniela Maria; Schulz, Stefan; Dötterl, Stefan (2019). "Novel Floral Scent Compounds from Night-Blooming Araceae Pollinated by Cyclocephaline Scarabs (Melolonthidae, Cyclocephalini)". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 45 (2): 204–213. Bibcode:2019JCEco..45..204M. doi:10.1007/s10886-018-1018-1. PMC 6469606. PMID 30229355.
Taxon identifiers
Xanthosoma hylaeae
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