Determined as Arum orientale subsp. lucanum (Cavara & Grande) Prime, Bot. Jour. Linn. Soc. 76: 384. (1978) according to the botanical keys provided by Prime in Tutin et al. (1980) and Arum alpinum Schott & Kotschy, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 285. (1851) according to Bedalov and Drenkovski (1997). According to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2021+), both are considered synonyms of Arumcylindraceum Gasp. in Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 597. 1844.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Türkiye and Cyprus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2021+).
Habitat: Forests and woods.
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
Arum cylindraceum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – habit. The pedicel is slightly shorter to slightly longer than the petiole. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – habit. The pedicel is slightly shorter to slightly longer than the petiole. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – leaf lamina. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – leaf lamina. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – rootstock with tuber. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – rootstock with tuber. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – rootstock with tuber. Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – inflorescence. Specimen from Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – spathe and appendix of spadix. The spadix is c. 3 mm -4 mm wide at top, without distinct stalk at base. Specimen from Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – upper sterile flowers and appendix. The upper sterile flowers are arranged in 6 to 8 rows; appendix without distinct stalk at base. Specimen from Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arum cylindraceum – male flowers, female flowers and lower sterile flowers in between. Specimen from Osogovo – “Shtalkovihka” River. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Arum L. Prime, C.T. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 269 – 271.
Bedalov, M. and Drenkovski, R. (1997). The genus Arum (Araceae) in the F.Y.R. Makedonija. Bocconea 5, pp 781-785. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/5-781.pdf [Accessed 01.05.2023].
Osogovo nature 