Xanthosoma hylaeae
| Xanthosoma hylaeae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Xanthosoma |
| Species: | X. hylaeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthosoma hylaeae | |
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Xanthosoma purpuratum K.Krause | |
Xanthosoma hylaeae is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to western South America and northern Brazil.[2] A night-bloomer, it uses a variety of scents to attract its pollinators, scarab beetles in the tribe Cyclocephalini.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Brummitt, N. (2013). "Xanthosoma hylaeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392718A44398265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44392718A44398265.en. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Xanthosoma hylaeae Engl. & K.Krause". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Maia, Artur Campos D.; Grimm, Christopher; Schubert, Mario; Etl, Florian; Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes; Do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Daniela Maria; Schulz, Stefan; Dötterl, Stefan (2019). "Novel Floral Scent Compounds from Night-Blooming Araceae Pollinated by Cyclocephaline Scarabs (Melolonthidae, Cyclocephalini)". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 45 (2): 204–213. doi:10.1007/s10886-018-1018-1. PMC 6469606. PMID 30229355.
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