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Protarum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. It contains only Protarum sechellarum, which is endemic to Seychelles and the only Araceae native to the Seychelles Islands. It is known locally in French as arouroute de linde marron (brown Indian arrowroot) or in Seychellois Creole as larourout dilenn maron (brown eggplant).
It is endemic to humid montane forests of the Seychelles Islands, being found on Mahé, Silhouette and Praslin at elevations of 400–900 m (1,300–3,000 ft). It occurs as scattered groups of individuals, and is not common but can be locally abundant where conditions are favorable.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protarum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
