''Arisaema propinquum'', or Wallach's cobra lily, is a species of flowering plant the family

Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. ''Arisaema propinquum'' occurs in the Himalayas.

Description

Wallach's cobra lily is a species with very good resemblance to a cobra hood. The plants grows up to 30 cm tall, with 1-2 very large, trilobed, yellowish green leaves. The spathe, or the cobra hood, is dark purple oblong-ovate, prominently striped with white or purple, and a nettled pattern in the upper part, and with a narrowed tail like tip, 1–4 cm long. Spadix is thick at the base, with a long thread like appendage 8–20 cm long. Leaf stalk and stem are often brown-spotted. Wallach's cobra lily is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to SE Tibet, at altitudes of 2400–3600 m. Flowering: May–June. {{Taxonbar, from=Q15225243 propinquum Flora of South-Central China Flora of Nepal Flora of Pakistan