Typhonium praetermissum

Typhonium praetermissum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Typhonium
Species:	T. praetermissum
Binomial name
	Typhonium praetermissum; A.Hay, 1997

Typhonium praetermissum is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.

Description[]

The species is a geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm. The leaves vary from oval in shape to deeply divided, up to 4.5 cm long, on a stalk up to 5.5 cm long. The flower is enclosed in a brown and maroon spathe 4 cm long. The small fruits appear in November and December.^[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory, with a range limited to the vicinity of Darwin and the Lichfield shire, mainly in open woodland habitats with red-brown clay or lateritic soils.^[2]

References[]

^ Hay, A (1997). "Two new species and a new combination in Australian Typhonium (Araceae Tribe Areae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 54 (3): 329–336. doi:10.1017/S0960428600004157.
^ ^a ^b John Westaway & Ian Cowie (2012). "Typhonium praetermissum" (PDF). Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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[hay1997-1] Hay, A (1997). "Two new species and a new combination in Australian Typhonium (Araceae Tribe Areae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 54 (3): 329–336. doi:10.1017/S0960428600004157.

[tsnt-2] John Westaway & Ian Cowie (2012). "Typhonium praetermissum" (PDF). Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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