Typhonium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Typhonium

Overview of species

a–b

T. acetosella – T. adnatum – T. albidinervum – T. albispathum – T. attapeuense – T. aungmyintwinii – T. bachmaense – T. baoshanense – T. blumei – T. bognerianum – T. bulbiferum

c–f

T. circinnatum – T. conchiforme – T. cordifolium – T. corrugatum – T. digitatum – T. discolor – T. dongnaiense – T. echinulatum – T. edule – T. elatum – T. filiforme – T. flagelliforme – T. fultum

g–i

T. gagnepainii – T. gallowayi – T. glaucum – T. gracile – T. griseum – T. hangiae – T. hayatae – T. huense – T. hunanense – T. inopinatum

j–n

T. jinpingense – T. kbangense – T. khonkaenense – T. laoticum – T. lineare – T. medusae – T. muaklekense – T. neogracile – T. nudibaccatum

o–p

T. orbifolium – T. pedatisectum – T. pedunculatum – T. penicillatum – T. phuocbinhense – T. pottingeri – T. praecox – T. praelongum – T. pusillum – T. ramosum – T. reflexum – T. rhizomatosum – T. roxburghii

r–w

T. sagaingense – T. sagittariifolium – T. saraburiensis – T. sinhabaedyai – T. smitinandii – T. stigmatilobatum – T. subglobosum – T. supraneeae – T. thatsonense – T. trifoliatum – T. trilobatum – T. tubispathum – T. varians – T. vermiforme – T. vietnamense – T. violifolium – T. viridispathum – T. watanabei

Name

Typhonium Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst 1829(3): 732 (1829).

Lectotype species (designated by Nicolson, Taxon 16: 519 (1967): Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst 1829(3): 732 (1829).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Desmesia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 63 (1837)
- Heterostalis (Schott) Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 261 (1857)
- Jaimenostia Guinea & Gómez Mor. in E.Guinea, Ensayo Geobot. Guin. Continent. Espan.: 248 (1946)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, China Southeast.
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Australasia
- Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schott, H.W. 1829. Für Liebhaber der Botanik. Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Litteratur, Theater und Mode. Vienna 1829(3): 732. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Nicolson, D.H. 1982. Schott's New Taxa Published in the Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst Etc. (1829-1830). Taxon 31(3): 549–551. JSTOR Reference page.

Additional references

Cusimano, N., Barrett, M.D., Hetterscheid, W. & Renner, S.S. 2010. A phylogeny of the Areae (Araceae) implies that Typhonium, Sauromatum, and the Australian species of Typhonium are distinct clades. Taxon 59(2): 439–447. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592009 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.
Nicolson, D.H. 1967. Selection of Lectotype Species for Genera of the Family Araceae. Taxon 16(6): 514–519. JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Typhonium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Typhonium. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 12 2014. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Typhonium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov. 2014. Reference page.