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
  1. Sauromatum brevipes N.E.Br. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
  2. Sauromatum brevipilosum Cusimano & Hett. - Sumatra
  3. Sauromatum diversifolium Cusimano & Hett. - eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Cambodia
  4. Sauromatum gaoligongense J.C.Wang & H.Li - Yunnan
  5. Sauromatum giganteum Cusimano & Hett. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet
  6. Sauromatum guttatum H. W. Schott - type of the name Sauromatum, Nepal
  7. Sauromatum hirsutum Cusimano & Hett. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  8. Sauromatum horsfieldii Miq. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Bali
  9. Sauromatum tentaculatum Cusimano & Hett. - Thailand
  10. Sauromatum venosum Kunth - tropical Africa from Ethiopia south to Mozambique and west to Cameroon; Yemen, Saudi Arabia; Indian Subcontinent; Myanmar; Tibet, Yunnan