Arum pictum L. subsp. sagittifolium Rosselló & L. Sáez

Spice Fruit In the field

Family: ARACEAE

Genus: Arum

Catalan common name: Cugot. Rapa blava. Rape mascle.

Spanish common name: Aro.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Habitats: Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Coastal garriques and rock creviceses.

Characteristics: Arum pictum has large leaves like Arum italicum, but they have clearly visible white veins and a fine reddish line along the leaf's margin. On the contrary to Arum italicum, it flowers in autumn; the spathe has reddish colours and the spadix is very dark. It lives in dry garrigues (Mediterranean woodland). This species is a Tyrrhenian endemism (Eastern Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia).