Voodoo lily | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Sauromatum |
Species: | S. venosum
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Binomial name | |
Sauromatum venosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth
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Synonyms | |
Arum venosum Dryand. ex Aiton |
Sauromatum venosum (syn. Typhonium venosum)[1] is a species of plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is native to Asia and Africa, where it grows in forests and riparian meadows.[1]
It is grown as an ornamental plant.[1] Its common names include voodoo lily and monarch of the East[2]