''Sauromatum'' is a
genus
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of flowering plants in the
family
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Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...
. The genus is native to tropical
Africa
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, tropical
Asia
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, and the
Arabian Peninsula
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.
Their
inflorescence
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s last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The inflorescence disperses its odor by heating up.
[Brown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. .]
;Species
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#'' Sauromatum brevipes'' (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
#'']Sauromatum brevipilosum
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' (Hett. & Sizemore) Cusimano & Hett. - Sumatra
#''Sauromatum diversifolium
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' (Wall. ex Schott) Cusimano & Hett. - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
#''Sauromatum gaoligongense
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' J.C.Wang & H.Li - Yunnan
#''Sauromatum giganteum
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' (Engl.) Cusimano & Hett. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
#''Sauromatum hirsutum
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' (S.Y.Hu) Cusimano & Hett. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
#''Sauromatum horsfieldii
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' Miq. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
#''Sauromatum tentaculatum
''Sauromatum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The i ...
'' (Hett.) Cusimano & Hett. - Thailand
#'''' (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth - tropical Africa from Ethiopia south to Mozambique and west to Cameroon; Yemen, Saudi Arabia; Indian Subcontinent; Myanmar; Tibet, Yunnan
References
Aroideae
Araceae genera
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