Arum italicum subsp. albispathum
| Arum italicum subsp. albispathum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arum |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. i. subsp. albispathum
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| Trinomial name | |
| Arum italicum subsp. albispathum (Steven ex Ledeb.) Prime
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Arum italicum subsp. albispathum is a flowering plant subspecies in the family Araceae.
Description[edit]
Arum italicum subsp. albispathum differs from other subspecies in having very pale, nearly white spathes and pale yellow spathe appendices.[1] This subspecies is reported to have a lower chromosome number, with tetraploid counts in subsp. albispathum (2n = 56) and hexaploid counts in subsp. italicum and subsp. neglectum (2n = 84).[1]
Habitat[edit]
It grows in woodlands from the Caucasus west to Crimea.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Within the genus Arum, it belongs to subgenus Arum, and section Arum.[1] Though currently considered a subspecies of Arum italicum, its relationship with the other subspecies of A. italicum and with Arum concinnatum are unclear[2] and it may represent an independent species.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Boyce, Peter (1993). The Genus Arum. London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-250085-4.
- ^ Espíndola, A.; Buerki, S.; Bedalov, M.; Küpfer, P.; Alvarez, N. (2010). "New insights into the phylogenetics and biogeography of Arum (Araceae): unravelling its evolutionary history". Taxon. 163: 14–32.
- ^ Boyce, P.C. (2002). "Arum - a Decade of Change". Aroideana. 29: 132–139.
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