Amydrium zippelianum is a flowering plant in genus Amydrium of the arum family, Araceae. Its pattern is very distinctive and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant.[1]
| Amydrium zippelianum | |
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| Amydrium zippelianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Amydrium |
| Species: | A. zippelianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Amydrium zippelianum (Schott) Nicolson
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Distribution
editIts native range is Central Malesia to New Guinea.It is often common, but rarely seen now in Philippines, Sulawesi, Halmahera, Talaud Islands, Irian Jaya, and Papua New Guinea.[1]
Habitat
editPrimary lowland to lower montane rainforest, occasionally in regrowth or as a weed in plantations.[citation needed]
Medical uses
editIts leaves can be used as traditional medicine for sore ribs.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Damayanto, I. Putu Gede P.; Sukmawati, Jalma Giring; Fefirenta, Agusdin Dharma; Erlinawati, Ina (2021-04-30). "Notes on Amydrium zippelianum (Araceae): A Mesmerizing Species From East Malesia". Al-Kauniyah: Jurnal Biologi. 14 (1): 63–77. doi:10.15408/kauniyah.v14i1.15442. ISSN 2502-6720. S2CID 236556460.
- ^ Ramadhanil, Ramadhanil; Tjitrosoedirdjo, Sri Soetarmi; Setiadi, Dede (1970-01-01). "Structure and composition of understory plant assemblages of six land use types in the Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia". Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 15 (1): 1–12. doi:10.3329/bjpt.v15i1.911. ISSN 2224-7297.
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