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Typhonium trilobatum  (L.) Schott

Bengal Arum, Threelobed Typhonium

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Araceae > ​​​Typhonium trilobatum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Alismatales​
Family: ​​Araceae
Genus: Typhonium
Species: trilobatum


  • Common names: Bengal Arum, Threelobed Typhonium
  • Thai names: มะโหรา ma-ho-ra (Chong-Chanthaburi), อุตพิด uttaphit (Central)
  • Chinese names: 马蹄犁头尖 ma ti li tou jian
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Introduced in W Africa, W Borneo, Neotropics, Philippines, and Singapore.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Typhonium trilobatum from Thailand.
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Typhonium trilobatum, Bengal Arum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Typhonium trilobatum, Bengal Arum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Typhonium trilobatum (leaf) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, June 2016
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Typhonium trilobatum, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, May 2017
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Typhonium trilobatum (leaf) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, May 2017

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China 
Flowers of India
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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