Typhonium angustilobum explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Hay. A . 1993 . The genus Typhonium (Araceae-Areae) in Australasia. Blumea . 37 . 2 . 345–376. 5 October 2021.