Arum hygrophilum

Arum hygrophilum
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Arum
Species:	A. hygrophilum
Binomial name
	Arum hygrophilum; Boiss.
Synonyms
	Arum longicyrrhum Schott; Arum albinervium Kotschy ex Engl.;

Arum hygrophilum is a species of Arum that has a disjunct distribution, found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Morocco.[2][3][4]

It is threatened by agricultural development and urbanization.[1] The species has a white inner spathe, which has purple accents. The small spadix is a dark purple color.

References

Chadburn, H. & Contu, S. (2014). "Arum hygrophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

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[IUCN-1] Chadburn, H. & Contu, S. (2014). "Arum hygrophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] 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.

[4] Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.