''Typhonium angustilobum'' is a species of plant in the
arum family that is native to
Australia
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and
New Guinea.
Description
The species is a
deciduous geophytic,
perennial herb
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, 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.
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.
References
angustilobum
Monocots of Australia
Flora of Queensland
Flora of Papua New Guinea
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
Plants described in 1876
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