Sauromatum Explained

Sauromatum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula.^{[1] [2]} Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The inflorescence disperses its odor by heating up.^[3]

Species^[1]

1. Sauromatum brevipes (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
2. Sauromatum brevipilosum (Hett. & Sizemore) Cusimano & Hett. - Sumatra
3. Sauromatum diversifolium (Wall. ex Schott) Cusimano & Hett. - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
4. Sauromatum gaoligongense J.C.Wang & H.Li - Yunnan
5. Sauromatum giganteum (Engl.) Cusimano & Hett. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
6. Sauromatum hirsutum (S.Y.Hu) Cusimano & Hett. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
7. Sauromatum horsfieldii Miq. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
8. Sauromatum tentaculatum (Hett.) Cusimano & Hett. - Thailand
9. Sauromatum venosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth - tropical Africa from Ethiopia south to Mozambique and west to Cameroon; Yemen, Saudi Arabia; Indian Subcontinent; Myanmar; Tibet, Yunnan

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129334 Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 36, 斑龙芋属 ban long yu shu, Sauromatum Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 17. 1832.
3. Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. .