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From Latin “filum” n. = thread + Latin “arum” (from Greek “Aron”, a name used by Theophrastus) n. The name refers to the threadlike appearance of the spadix and the elongated connectives of the anthers.
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Nicolson, D.H. Filarum, a new genus of peruvian Araceae. Brittonia 18, 347–349 (1966). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805151
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