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Arum
Sign in to saveArum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Frequently called arum lilies, they are not closely related to the true lilies Lilium. Plants in the closely related genus Zantedeschia are also called 'arum lilies'.
Species
Genus
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyCandelabridae
General: of the records from this region are referable to Arum cylindraceum. Appearance: before anthesis. (similar to Arum byzantinum and Arum italicum) Common Name: arum
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 229
- With media
- 180
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- US, GH, A, MO, CM, ILLS
- Recorded in
- Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, TüRkiye, Iraq
Research
497 papers- Vutrisiran in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy.The New England journal of medicine · 2025
- Lords-and-Ladies (Arum) as Food in Eurasia: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Wound Healing Activity of Arum Maculatum.Medeniyet medical journal · 2023
- Efficacy and safety of vutrisiran for patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: a randomized clinical trial.Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis · 2023
- A review on Arum palaestinum: phytochemical and biological aspects.Natural product research · 2026
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Inflorescence and pollination
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Taxonomy
- Uses
- Gallery
- Leaves
- Flower
- Fruit
- Corm
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Arum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Frequently called arum lilies, they are not closely related to the true lilies Lilium. Plants in the closely related genus Zantedeschia are also called 'arum lilies'.
thumb|right|A type of Arum plant in a park in Paris They are rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial plants growing to 20–60 cm tall, with sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves 10–55 cm long. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–40 cm long, distinctively coloured spathe, which may be white, yellow, brown, or purple. Some species are scented, others not. The fruit is a cluster of bright orange or red berries.
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