''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse

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of the

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...

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). A ...

. The largest concentration of species is in

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and

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

, with other species

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to other parts of southern

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as well as eastern and central

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and eastern

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/ref> Asiatic species are often called cobra lilies, while western species are often called jack-in-the-pulpit; both names refer to the distinctive appearance of the flower, which consists of an erect central spadix rising from a

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Classification and relationships

The closest relatives of ''Arisaema'' appear to be ''

Pinellia ''Pinellia'' is a genus of plants in the family Araceae native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan). Its species are commonly called green dragons due to the color and shape of the inflorescence, which possesses a green, hooded spathe from which p ...

'' and ''

Typhonium ''Typhonium'' is a genus in the family Araceae native to eastern and southern Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It is most often found growing in wooded areas.Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. . ;Species ...

'' (although the latter as defined in 2004 seems to be

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, having given rise to ''Arisaema'' and other genera). One unusual trait shared by all ''Arisaema'' species, and not those of other genera, is the ''sex change or act of

Sequential hermaphroditism Sequential hermaphroditism (called dichogamy in botany) is a type of hermaphroditism that occurs in many fish, gastropods, and plants. Sequential hermaphroditism occurs when the individual changes its sex at some point in its life. In particular, ...

.'' ''Arisaema'' plants are typically male when small, and female or hermaphroditic when large, with a single plant capable of changing sex based on nutrition and genetics, and perhaps changing sex several times during its long life (20 years or more).

Sections

A phylogenetic study in 2016 by Ohi-toma et. al recognized 15 sections in the genus.

Species

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Arisaema abei ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Seriz - Shikoku Island in Japan #''

Arisaema aequinoctiale ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Nakai & F.Maek - Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku Islands in Japan #''

Arisaema agasthyanum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Sivad. & C.S.Kumar - southwestern India #'' Arisaema album'' N.E.Br. - Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in eastern India #''

Arisaema amurense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Maxim. - Russian Far East, China, North Korea #''

Arisaema anomalum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Hemsl. - Peninsular Malaysia #''

Arisaema aprile ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' J.Murata - Izu Peninsula on Honshu Island in Japan #'' Arisaema aridum'' H.Li - Yunnan #'' Arisaema asperatum'' N.E.Br - China, eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar #'' Arisaema auriculatum'' Buchet - Sichuan, Hunan, and Yunnan Provinces in China #''

Arisaema austroyunnanense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' H.Li - Yunnan, Vietnam #''

Arisaema averyanovii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce - Vietnam #'' Arisaema balansae'' Engl. - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China #'' Arisaema bannaense'' H.Li - Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, Yunnan #''

Arisaema barbatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Buchet - Yunnan, Thailand, Java, Bali #''

Arisaema barnesii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' C.E.C.Fisch - India, Sri Lanka #''

Arisaema bockii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Engl. - China #'' Arisaema bonatianum'' Engl. - Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema bottae'' Schott - Yemen #'' Arisaema brucei'' H.Li, R.Li & J.Murata - Yunnan #''

Arisaema calcareum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Li - Yunnan #'' Arisaema candidissimum'' W.W.Sm. - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema caudatum'' Engl. - western India #'' Arisaema chuanxiense'' Z.Y.Zhu, B.Q.Min & S.J.Zhu - Sichuan #''

Arisaema chumponense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Gagnep. - Thailand #'' Arisaema ciliatum'' H.Li - Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema clavatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Buchet - Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan #'' Arisaema concinnum'' Schott - Tibet, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, eastern + northern India #''

Arisaema condaoense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' V.D.Nguyen - Condao Island in Vietnam #'' Arisaema consanguineum'' Schott - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina #'' Arisaema constrictum'' E.Barnes - Sri Lanka #'' Arisaema cordatum'' N.E.Br. - Guangxi, Guangdong, Lantao #'' Arisaema costatum'' (Wall.) Mart. - Tibet, Nepal #''

Arisaema cucullatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' M.Hotta - Honshu in Japan #''

Arisaema dahaiense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Li - Yunnan, Myanmar #''

Arisaema decipiens ''Arisaema decipiens'' is a species of ''Arisaema'' found in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan provinces of China, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of V ...

'' Schott - southern China, eastern Himalayas, Vietnam # ''

Arisaema dracontium ''Arisaema dracontium'', the dragon-root or green dragon, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus ''Arisaema'' and the family Araceae. It is native to North America from Quebec through Minnesota south through Florida and Texas, where i ...

'' (L.) Schott - Green dragon - Nuevo León + Veracruz in Mexico; much of eastern United States and eastern Canada #'' Arisaema echinatum'' (Wall.) Schott - Tibet, Nepal, Yunnan, eastern Himalayas #'' Arisaema echinoides'' H.Li - Yunnan #'' Arisaema ehimense'' J.Murata & J.Ohno - Shikoku in Japan #'' Arisaema elephas'' Buchet - Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema enneaphyllum'' Hochst. ex A.Rich. - Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Yemen #'' Arisaema erubescens'' (Wall.) Schott - Nepal #''

Arisaema exappendiculatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Hara - Nepal, Tibet #'' Arisaema fargesii'' Buchet - Tibet, Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema filiforme'' (Reinw.) Blume - Borneo, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra #'' Arisaema fimbriatum'' Masters - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Pulau Lankawi #''

Arisaema flavum ''Arisaema flavum'' is a species of flowering plant widespread across north-eastern Africa and southern Asia. It is native to Ethiopia, Somalia, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Assam, Himalayas, Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan. Th ...

'' (Forsk.) Schott - Ethiopia, Somalia, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Assam, Himalayas, Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan #''

Arisaema formosanum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' (Hayata) Hayata - Taiwan #'' Arisaema franchetianum'' Engl. - Tibet, Myanmar, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema fraternum'' Schott - Assam #'' Arisaema galeatum'' N.E.Br. - Tibet, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar #''

Arisaema garrettii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Gagnep. - Thailand #'' Arisaema ghaticum'' (Sardesai, S.P.Gaikwad & S.R.Yadav) Punekar & Kumaran - Maharashtra #'' Arisaema grapsospadix'' Hayata - Fujian, Taiwan #'' Arisaema griffithii'' Schott - Nepal, Darjiling, Tibet #'' Arisaema hainanense'' C.Y.Wu ex H.Li, Y.Shiao & S.L.Tseng - Hainan #'' Arisaema handelii'' Stapf ex Hand.-Mazz. - Tibet, Myanmar, Yunnan #''

Arisaema heterocephalum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Koidz. - Ryukyu Islands #'' Arisaema heterophyllum'' - Korea, Japan, widespread across much of China #'' Arisaema hunanense'' Hand.-Mazz. - Chongqing, Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan #'' Arisaema ilanense'' J.C.Wang - Taiwan #'' Arisaema inclusum'' (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. ex B.D.Jacks. - Java, Sumatra, Flores #''

Arisaema intermedium ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Blume - Tibet, Yunnan, Nepal, eastern Himalayas #'' Arisaema ishizuchiense'' Murata - Honshu, Shikoku #''

Arisaema iyoanum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Makino - Honshu, Shikoku #''

Arisaema jacquemontii ''Arisaema jacquemontii'' is a species of flowering plant from the family Araceae that can be found growing on rocky slopes and in the forests on the elevation of in 'Afghanistan, East Asia and Himalayas. The species name refers to French botani ...

'' Blume - Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Himalayas of northern + eastern India #'' Arisaema jethompsonii'' Thiyagaraj & P.Daniel - Tamil Nadu #'' Arisaema jingdongense'' H.Peng & H.Li - Yunnan #''

Arisaema kawashimae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Seriz - Ryukyu Islands #''

Arisaema kerrii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Craib - Thailand #''

Arisaema kishidae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Makino ex Nakai - Honshu #'' Arisaema kiushianum'' Makino - Honshu, Kyushu #'' Arisaema kuratae'' Seriz - Honshu #'' Arisaema lackneri'' Engl. - Yunnan, Myanmar #''

Arisaema laminatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Blume - Borneo, Java, Bali, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Palawan #'' Arisaema leschenaultii'' Blume - southern India, Sri Lanka #''

Arisaema lichiangense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' W.W.Sm. - Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema lidaense'' J.Murata & S.K.Wu - Yunnan #''

Arisaema lihenganum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' J.Murata & S.K.Wu - Guangxi #''

Arisaema limbatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Nakai & F.Maek. - Japan #''

Arisaema linearifolium ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Gusman & J.T.Yin - Yunnan #'' Arisaema lingyunense'' H.Li - Guangxi, Assam, Myanmar #''

Arisaema lobatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Engl. - China #'' Arisaema longipedunculatum'' M.Hotta - Japan #''

Arisaema longitubum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Z.X.Ma. -China #''

Arisaema macrospathum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, ...

'' Benth. - Mexico (from Oaxaca north to Sinaloa + Nuevo León) #'' Arisaema maekawae'' J.Murata & S.Kakish. - Honshu #'' Arisaema mairei'' H.Lév. - Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema maximowiczii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' (Engl.) Nakai - Kyushu #'' Arisaema maxwellii'' Hett. & Gusman - Thailand #'' Arisaema melanostomum'' Z.X. Ma, X. Yun Wang & W.Y. Du - China #''

Arisaema meleagris ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Buchet - Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema menglaense'' Y.H.Ji, H.Li & Z.F.Xu - Guangxi #''

Arisaema microspadix ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Engl. - Java, Timor #'' Arisaema mildbraedii'' Engl. - Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi #''

Arisaema minamitanii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Seriz - Kyushu #''

Arisaema minus ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' (Seriz.) J.Murata - Honshu #'' Arisaema monophyllum'' Nakai - Honshu #'' Arisaema mooneyanum'' M.G.Gilbert & Mayo - Ethiopia #''

Arisaema muratae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Gusman & J.T.Yin - Yunnan #'' Arisaema muricaudatum'' Sivad. - Kerala #''

Arisaema murrayi ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, M ...

'' (J.Graham) Hook. - Maharashtra #''

Arisaema nagiense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Tom.Kobay., K.Sasam. & J.Murata - Honshu #''

Arisaema nambae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Kitam. - Honshu #''

Arisaema negishii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Makino - Hachijo + Miyake Islands of Japan #'' Arisaema nepenthoides'' (Wall.) Mart. - Nepal, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar #'' Arisaema nikoense'' Nakai - Honshu #'' Arisaema nilamburense'' Sivad. - Kerala #''

Arisaema odoratum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' J.Murata & S.K.Wu - Yunnan #''

Arisaema ogatae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Koidz. - Kyushu #''

Arisaema omkoiense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Gusman - Thailand #''

Arisaema ornatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Miq. - Sumatra #''

Arisaema ovale ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Nakai - Japan #''

Arisaema pachystachyum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Hett. & Gusman - Thailand #''

Arisaema pallidum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Engl. - Sumatra #''

Arisaema parisifolia ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' J.Murata - Laos, Vietnam #'' Arisaema parvum'' N.E.Br. ex Hemsl. - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema pattaniense'' Gagnep. - Thailand #''

Arisaema penicillatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' N.E.Br. - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan #'' Arisaema petelotii'' K.Krause - Yunnan, Vietnam #''

Arisaema petiolulatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Hook.f. - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan #''

Arisaema pianmaense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Li - Yunnan #'' Arisaema pingbianense'' H.Li - Yunnan, Vietnam #''

Arisaema polyphyllum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' (Blanco) Merr. - Philippines, Sulawesi #''

Arisaema prazeri ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Hook.f. - Yunnan, Thailand, Myanmar #''

Arisaema propinquum ''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 spa ...

'' Schott - Himalayas (Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, India) #''

Arisaema psittacus ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' E.Barnes - Kerala #'' Arisaema quinatum'' (Nutt.) Schott - southeastern United States #''

Arisaema quinquelobatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' H.Li & J.Murata - Yunnan #'' Arisaema ramulosum'' Alderw. - Java, Timor #'' Arisaema ringens'' (Thunb.) Schott - Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Zhejiang #''

Arisaema rostratum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce - Vietnam #'' Arisaema roxburghii'' Kunth - Assam, Indochina #''

Arisaema rubrirhizomatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Li & J.Murata - Yunnan #''

Arisaema ruwenzoricum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' N.E.Br. - Zaire, Uganda, Burundi #'' Arisaema sachalinense'' (Miyabe & Kudô) J.Murata - Sakhalin in Russia, Hokkaido in Japan #''

Arisaema saddlepeakense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' P.S.N.Rao & S.K.Srivast - Andaman Islands #'' Arisaema sarracenioides'' E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch. - Kerala #''

Arisaema saxatile ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Buchet - Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema sazensoo ''Arisaema sazensoo'' is a plant species in 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 ...

'' (Blume) Makino - Kyushu #'' Arisaema schimperianum'' Schott - Zaire, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda #'' Arisaema scortechinii'' Hook.f - Peninsular Malaysia #''

Arisaema seppikoense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Kitam. - Honshu #'' Arisaema serratum'' (Thunb.) Schott - Primorye, Korea, Kuril Islands, Japan, northeastern China #''

Arisaema setosum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' A.Sudh.Rao & D.M.Verma - Arunachal Pradesh #'' Arisaema siamicum'' Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam #''

Arisaema siangense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Gusman - Arunachal Pradesh #'' Arisaema sikokianum'' Franch. & Sav. - Shikoku #''

Arisaema silvestrii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Pamp. - China #''

Arisaema sinii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' K.Krause - China #''

Arisaema sizemoreae ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' Hett. & Gusman - Thailand #'' Arisaema smitinandii'' S.Y.Hu - Thailand #'' Arisaema somalense'' M.G.Gilbert & Mayo - Somalia #''

Arisaema souliei ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Buchet - Sichuan, Chongqing #''

Arisaema speciosum ''Arisaema speciosum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Nepal, East Himalaya, Assam, Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is ...

'' (Wall.) Mart. - Cobra lily - Tibet, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan #''

Arisaema sukotaiense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native plant, native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central ...

'' Gagnep. - Yunnan, Thailand #''

Arisaema taiwanense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' J.Murata - Taiwan #'' Arisaema tengtsungense'' H.Li - Yunnan, Myanmar #'' Arisaema ternatipartitum'' Makino - Japan #''

Arisaema thunbergii ''Arisaema thunbergii'', commonly known as Asian jack-in-the-pulpit, is a plant species in the family Araceae. It is found in Japan at elevations of 20–100 meters. The plant is poisonous as all parts contain calcium oxalate Calcium oxalate ...

'' Blume - Japan, Korea, Taiwan #''

Arisaema tortuosum ''Arisaema tortuosum'', the whipcord cobra lily, is a plant species in the family Araceae. It has a distinctive purple or green whip-like spadix which arises from the mouth of its "jack-in the-pulpit" flower and may be up to 30 cm long. Flo ...

'' (Wall.) Schott - Whipcord cobra lily - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Pakistan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar #''

Arisaema tosaense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Makino - Japan #'' Arisaema translucens'' C.E.C.Fisch - Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu in India #''

Arisaema triphyllum ''Arisaema triphyllum'', the jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon or Indian turnip, is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing in height with three-part leaves and flowers cont ...

'' (L.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher - Small Jack-in-the-pulpit - eastern Canada, eastern United States #'' Arisaema tsangpoense'' J.T.Yin & Gusman - Tibet #''

Arisaema tuberculatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' C.E.C.Fisch. - Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu in India #''

Arisaema ulugurense ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' M.G.Gilbert & Mayo - Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania #'' Arisaema umbrinum'' Ridl. - Borneo #''

Arisaema undulatifolium ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico ...

'' Nakai - Honshu + Shikoku in Japan #''

Arisaema utile ''Aristaema utile'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Arisaema ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other ...

'' Hook.f. ex Schott - Tibet, Yunnan, Nepal, Bhutan, Himalayas of India + Pakistan #''

Arisaema vexillatum ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Hara & H.Ohashi - Tibet, Nepal #'' Arisaema victoriae'' V.D.Nguyen - Yunnan, Guangxi, Vietnam #'' Arisaema wangmoense'' M.T.An, H.H.Zhang & Q.Lin - Guizhou #'' Arisaema wardii'' C.Marquand & Airy Shaw - Qinghai, Shanxi, Yunnan, Tibet # ''

Arisaema wattii ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' J. D. Hook. - Assam, Myanmar, Tibet, Yunnan #'' Arisaema wilsonii'' Engl. - Tibet, Bhutan, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema wrayi'' Hemsl. - Thailand, Sabah, Malaysia #'' Arisaema xuanweiense'' H.Li - Yunnan #''

Arisaema yamatense ''Arisaema yamatense'' is a plant species in 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 so ...

'' (Nakai) Nakai - Yamatense cobra lily - Honshu #'' Arisaema yunnanense'' Buchet - Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema zhui ''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexic ...

'' H.Li - Yunnan

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''Arisaema'' information and links

- Japanese ''Arisaema'' pictures {{Taxonbar, from=Q133284 Araceae genera