Sauromatum


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 N.E.Br. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
  • Sauromatum brevipilosum Cusimano & Hett. - Sumatra
  • Sauromatum diversifolium Cusimano & Hett. - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
  • Sauromatum gaoligongense J.C.Wang & H.Li - Yunnan
  • Sauromatum giganteum Cusimano & Hett. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
  • Sauromatum hirsutum Cusimano & Hett. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Sauromatum horsfieldii Miq. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
  • Sauromatum tentaculatum Cusimano & Hett. - Thailand
  • Sauromatum venosum Kunth - tropical Africa from Ethiopia south to Mozambique and west to Cameroon; Yemen, Saudi Arabia; Indian Subcontinent; Myanmar; Tibet, Yunnan