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Arophyton

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Arophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of 7 species that are found only in northeast Madagascar. Arophyton are tuberous plants with a few rhizomatous species that go through a dormant period during the dry season.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Arophyton is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Madagascar, plant and International Standard Book Number.

Vinony files it under Araceae genera, Aroideae and Endemic flora of Madagascar.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAlismatales
  5. FamilyAraceae
Native toMadagascar
Observations9
Observations recorded298

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Araceae
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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araceae
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taxon name
Arophyton
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Arophyton
has fruit type
berry
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Arophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of 7 species that are found only in northeast Madagascar. Arophyton are tuberous plants with a few rhizomatous species that go through a dormant period during the dry season.

==Species== Arophyton buchetii Arophyton crassifolium Arophyton humbertii Arophyton pedatum Arophyton rhizomatosum Arophyton simplex Arophyton tripartitum

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