Arisarum Middle | |
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Arisarum vulgare | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Aroideae |
Tribe: | Arisareae |
Genus: |
Arisarum Mill. |
Synonyms [2] | |
Balmisa Lag. |
Arisarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, east to the Caucasus and west to Macaronesia. [2] [3] [4]
Accepted species: [2]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu | Portugal Spain, Balearic Islands, Algeria, Morocco | |
Arisarum proboscideum (L.) Savi | Spain, Italy | |
Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. | Mediterranean region of northern Africa and southern Europe from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and Israel; Caucasus; Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores |
It is closely related to the genera Ambrosina, Peltandra, and Typhonodorum. Ambrosina is the sister group to Arisarum, from which it separated about 46.1 Million years ago. [1]
The precise relationships are displayed in the following cladogram: [1]
In A. simorrhinum, the flower stalk is shorter or equal in length to the leaf stalk, whereas in A. vulgare, the flower stalk is longer than the leaf stalk. A. vulgare also has a generally longer spadix than A. simorrhinum. [5]
Arisarum foliage is parasitized by the siphonous green algae Phyllosiphon arisari Kühn. It induces necrosis in leaf tissue, after invading the intracellular space. [6] The foliage also may be affected by two species of fungi, namely Phyllosticta arisari and Melanustilospora arisari. The scale insect Icerya purchasi also feeds on Arisarum. [7]