Sauromatum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day and give off an unpleasant smell. The inflorescence disperses its odor by heating up.
Species
- Sauromatum brevipes <small>(Hook.f.) N.E.Br.</small> - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
- Sauromatum brevipilosum <small>(Hett. & Sizemore) Cusimano & Hett.</small> - Sumatra
- Sauromatum diversifolium <small>(Wall. ex Schott) Cusimano & Hett.</small> - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
- Sauromatum gaoligongense <small>J.C.Wang & H.Li</small> - Yunnan
- Sauromatum giganteum <small>(Engl.) Cusimano & Hett.</small> - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
- Sauromatum hirsutum <small>(S.Y.Hu) Cusimano & Hett.</small> - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
- Sauromatum horsfieldii <small>Miq.</small> - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
- Sauromatum tentaculatum <small>(Hett.) Cusimano & Hett.</small> - Thailand
- Sauromatum venosum <small>(Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth</small> - tropical Africa from Ethiopia south to Mozambique and west to Cameroon; Yemen, Saudi Arabia; Indian Subcontinent; Myanmar; Tibet, Yunnan
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