Filarum

Filarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Zomicarpeae
Genus: Filarum

Filarum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The single species making up the genus is Filarum manserichense. It is found growing in the amazonian region of Peru. The fertile male flowers of Filarum are unique in that they have hairlike attachment to them.

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