Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Arum pictum L. subsp. sagittifolium Rosselló & L. Sáez
Family : ARACEAE
Genus : Arum
Catalan common name : Cugot. Rapa blava. Rape mascle.
Spanish common name : Aro.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : September. October.
Habitat : Coastal garriques and rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
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).
