Arum apulum
Species of flowering plant in the family Araceae
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Arum apulum, known as Apulian arum, is a flowering plant species in the family Araceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Description
Arum apulum is a tuberous herbs that spreads clonally through discoid vertically oriented tubers.[2] Flowers are borne on a spadix.[2]
Its flowers release a dung scent detectable by pollinators of the Sphaeroceridae and Chironomidae families. The dominant volatile compounds are l-decene, dimethyl-octadiene, and p-cresol.[3][4]
Habitat
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
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]
