Arum concinnatum
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| Arum concinnatum | |
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| Arum concinnatum inflorescence | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arum |
| Species: | A. concinnatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Arum concinnatum Schott | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arum concinnatum, commonly known as the Crete arum, is a flowering plant species in the family Araceae.
Arum concinnatum occurs in a variety of habitats including ditches, wet areas and Olea europaea groves from sea level to 350 meters of altitude.[1] The species occurs from the southern tip of the Peloponnese to south-western Turkey, as well as most eastern Mediterranean islands.[1]
Taxonomy
Within the genus Arum, it belongs to subgenus Arum and section Arum.[2] The species is related to Arum italicum,[2][3] with which it shares similar horizontally-oriented rhizomatous tubers and hexaploid chromosome counts (2n = 84).[1]
A. concinnatum is often incorrectly called Arum byzantinum in horticulture. However, the true A. byzantinum is a smaller diploid species from NW Turkey with small, purple spadix appendices.[1]