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]
| Sauromatum | |
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| Sauromatum venosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Areae |
| Genus: | Sauromatum Schott |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species[1]
- Sauromatum brevipes (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
- Sauromatum brevipilosum (Hett. & Sizemore) Cusimano & Hett. - Sumatra
- Sauromatum diversifolium (Wall. ex Schott) Cusimano & Hett. - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
- Sauromatum gaoligongense J.C.Wang & H.Li - Yunnan
- Sauromatum giganteum (Engl.) Cusimano & Hett. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
- Sauromatum hirsutum (S.Y.Hu) Cusimano & Hett. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
- Sauromatum horsfieldii Miq. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
- Sauromatum tentaculatum (Hett.) Cusimano & Hett. - Thailand
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 36, 斑龙芋属 ban long yu shu, Sauromatum Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 17. 1832.
- ^ Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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