ARUM CONCINNATUM

Family and Genus:- See- ARACEAE

Common Name:- None

Homotypic Synonyms:- Arum italicum subsp. concinnatum, Arum italicum

var. concinnatum

Meaning:- Arum (Gr) A name used by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus.

Concinnatum (L) Derived from concinnus, neat, elegant, symmetrical.

General description:- A short to medium perennial, with a horizontal tuber, often

patch-forming.

Tuber:-

1) c. 5 cm, horizontal.

Leaves:-

1) Lamina, 15-35 cm,deltoid-cordate, basal lobes sagittate to hastate shiny.

appearing in autumn or early winter.

a) petiole. 15-40 cm. conspicuous with white or cream veins.

Flower:-

1) Blooming in late spring or early summer.

2) Peduncle, usually 1/3-1/2 as long as the petioles. rarely almost as long.

2) Spathe, 15-40 cm, drooping early at the apex.

3) Spadix, 1/3(-1/2) as long as the spathe, appendix stout, yellow.

4) Sterile flowers, present above and below the male.

5) Fruiting spike, 10-15 cm.

Fruit:-

1) Large spike, 10-15 cm long.

Key features:-

1) Spadix, much shorter than the spathe.

2) Tuber, horizontal.

3) Spathe, white or pale green, sometimes tinged with purple.

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Habitat:- OIive groves, field margins, gorges, ruderal habitats. 0-600(1000) m.

Distribution:- Aegean area and coastal parts of SW Anatolia. Widespread and

common on Crete.

Flowering time:- Mid-Mar to early June.

Photo by:- Steve Lenton