Arum italicum

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Arum italicum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arum
Species: A. italicum
Binomial name
Arum italicum
L.

Arum italicum is a member the plant family Araceae. It also known as Cuckoo Pint and Italian Lords-and-Ladies. It is one of two species of Arum native to Britain, the other being Arum maculatum (also known as Cuckoo Pint, or just simply Lords-and-Ladies).

In 1778, Lamarck noticed the inflorescence of this plant to produce heat.[1]

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