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

Arum apulum
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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[2]
  • Arum nigrum var. apulum Carano
  • Arum apulum (Carano) Bedalov

Description

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Arum apulum is a tuberous herbs that spreads clonally through discoid vertically oriented tubers.[2] Flowers are borne on a spadix.[2]

Habitat

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The species is endemic to Italy, where it grows in low scrub at altitudes of 300 to 400 meters in central Apulia.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

Taxonomy

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Within the genus Arum, it belongs to subgenus Arum, section Dioscoridea, and subsection Dischroochiton.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f Boyce, Peter (1993). The Genus Arum. London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-250085-4.
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