Typhonium jinpingense (Typhonium jinpingense)
Description
Typhonium jinpingense, common name "artist's aroid," is a plant species native to Jingping County, Yunnan Province, China. It grows in wet fields and on stream banks at elevations of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft). Typhonium jinpingense is a deciduous perennial herb with a tuberous rhizome. It produces one to three leaves, each heart-shaped to arrowhead-shaped, up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Spathe is egg-shaped, green below, dark purple above, about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. Spadix is greenish to yellows, about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, with a purple tip. Chromosome number: 2n=10.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Alismatales
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Family: Araceae
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Genus: Typhonium
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