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unusual facts about Arum


Cuckoo pint

Cuckoo Pint refers to more than one species of the genus Arum.


Arum frog

It is frequently found lying at the bottom of arum lilies (Zantedeschia aethiopica), trying to catch pollinating insects.

Corpse flower

Amorphophallus titanum, species, also known as the Titan arum, which has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world

Hippotion celerio

Larvae typically feed on the leaves of plants such as the grape vine, Cissus, Impatiens and the Arum lily.

Kabakaburi

The name of the village is Arawak for "the place with the itching bush." The "bush" referred to is a wild arum (Dieffenbachia paludicola) having irritating juice.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

In response, Arum revealed that HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg acted as mediator between Mayweather’s handlers and those of Pacquiao’s from Top Rank Promotions.

North American Native Plant Society

It is a woodcut portraying three native plants representing three transcontinental, native families, viz: Araceae, Orchidaceae, Iridaceae.The examples shown are an arum, a cypripedium and a blue-eyed grass.

Richard Arum

Richard Arum is professor of sociology in New York University's Department of Sociology and professor of education at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Richard Arum is a son of legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum.

Rikshospitalet–Radiumhospitalet

Among the board members appointed by the Regional Health Authority, the politically appointed are Kristin Ørmen Johnsen, Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, Eirik Moen, Sigbjørn Molvik and Maj-Britt Svastuen, and the other are Liv Arum, Randi Flesland and Stig Slørdahl.

Sol Kerzner

Over a period of ten years he built four hotels, a man-made lake, two Gary Player golf courses and entertainment center with an indoor 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in which he presented many superstars including Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Shirley Bassey and which was also the venue of many World Title fights promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank organization.

Theretra silhetensis

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Colocasia antiquorum and Ludwigia species in southern China, Colocasia esculenta in Japan, Ludwigia repens and Boerhavia species in India and numerous other hostplants from elsewhere, including Arum, Caladium, Pistia, Kochia, Ipomoea, Boerhavia, Ludwigia, Rosa and Trapa species.

Voodoo lily

Amorphophallus, a genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants of the Arum family


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