Filarum
| Filarum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Zomicarpeae |
| Genus: | Filarum Nicolson |
Filarum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The single species making up the genus is Filarum manserichense. It is found growing in the amazonian region of northeastern Peru.[1]Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The fertile male flowers of Filarum are unique in that they have hairlike attachment to them.[2]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Brown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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