''Arisaema'' is a large and diverse

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of the

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

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). ...

. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species

native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (disambiguation) In arts and enterta ...

to other parts of southern

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...

as well as eastern and central

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and eastern North America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/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

spathe In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or o ...

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 ...

'' and '' Typhonium'' (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, Mexic ...

'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Sivad. & C.S.Kumar - southwestern India #'' Arisaema album'' N.E.Br. - Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in eastern India #'' Arisaema amurense'' Maxim. - Russian Far East, China, North Korea #'' Arisaema anomalum'' 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 ''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 - 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, Mexic ...

'' 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, ...

'' V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce - Vietnam #''

Arisaema balansae ''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. - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China #''

Arisaema bannaense ''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 - 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 ''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. - Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Arisaema bottae'' Schott - Yemen #''

Arisaema brucei ''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, 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 ''Arisaema candidissimum'' is a species of flowering plant in the arum family ( Araceae), originating in western China (Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan). Various English names have been given to the species, including Chinese cobra lily and Chinese jac ...

'' 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'' Buchet - Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan #''

Arisaema concinnum ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (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, ...

'' 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'' Schott - southern China, eastern Himalayas, Vietnam # '' Arisaema dracontium'' (L.) Schott - Green dragon - Nuevo León + Veracruz in Mexico; much of eastern United States and eastern Canada #''

Arisaema echinatum ''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, ...

'' (Wall.) Schott - Tibet, Nepal, Yunnan, eastern Himalayas #''

Arisaema echinoides ''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 ehimense ''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 & J.Ohno - Shikoku in Japan #'' Arisaema elephas'' Buchet - Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema enneaphyllum ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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, ...

'' Buchet - Tibet, Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema filiforme ''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 ...

'' (Reinw.) Blume - Borneo, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra #''

Arisaema fimbriatum ''Arisaema fimbriatum'' is a species of ''Arisaema'' found in Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Penins ...

'' Masters - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Pulau Lankawi #'' Arisaema flavum'' (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, ...

'' (Hayata) Hayata - Taiwan #''

Arisaema franchetianum ''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. - Tibet, Myanmar, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema fraternum ''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, ...

'' Schott - Assam #''

Arisaema galeatum ''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, ...

'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Gagnep. - Thailand #''

Arisaema ghaticum ''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 ...

'' (Sardesai, S.P.Gaikwad & S.R.Yadav) Punekar & Kumaran - Maharashtra #''

Arisaema grapsospadix ''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 - Fujian, Taiwan #'' Arisaema griffithii'' Schott - Nepal, Darjiling, Tibet #''

Arisaema hainanense ''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, ...

'' C.Y.Wu ex H.Li, Y.Shiao & S.L.Tseng - Hainan #''

Arisaema handelii ''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 ...

'' 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, ...

'' Koidz. - Ryukyu Islands #'' Arisaema heterophyllum'' - Korea, Japan, widespread across much of China #''

Arisaema hunanense ''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 ...

'' Hand.-Mazz. - Chongqing, Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan #''

Arisaema ilanense ''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.C.Wang - Taiwan #''

Arisaema inclusum ''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, ...

'' (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. ex B.D.Jacks. - Java, Sumatra, Flores #'' Arisaema intermedium'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Makino - Honshu, Shikoku #'' Arisaema jacquemontii'' Blume - Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Himalayas of northern + eastern India #''

Arisaema jethompsonii ''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, ...

'' Thiyagaraj & P.Daniel - Tamil Nadu #''

Arisaema jingdongense ''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.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 ''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, ...

'' Makino - Honshu, Kyushu #''

Arisaema kuratae ''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, ...

'' Seriz - Honshu #''

Arisaema lackneri ''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. - Yunnan, Myanmar #'' Arisaema laminatum'' 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, ...

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

'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Gusman & J.T.Yin - Yunnan #''

Arisaema lingyunense ''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, ...

'' 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 ''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.Hotta - Japan #'' Arisaema longitubum'' Z.X.Ma. -China #'' Arisaema macrospathum'' Benth. - Mexico (from Oaxaca north to Sinaloa + Nuevo León) #'' Arisaema maekawae'' J.Murata & S.Kakish. - Honshu #''

Arisaema mairei ''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, ...

'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Buchet - Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema menglaense ''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, ...

'' Y.H.Ji, H.Li & Z.F.Xu - Guangxi #'' Arisaema microspadix'' Engl. - Java, Timor #''

Arisaema mildbraedii ''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. - 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 ''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 - Ethiopia #'' Arisaema muratae'' 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, ...

'' (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, Mexic ...

'' 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, ...

'' Makino - Hachijo + Miyake Islands of Japan #''

Arisaema nepenthoides ''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 ...

'' (Wall.) Mart. - Nepal, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar #''

Arisaema nikoense ''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 - Honshu #''

Arisaema nilamburense ''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, ...

'' 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'' 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, ...

'' Gusman - Thailand #'' Arisaema ornatum'' 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, ...

'' 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, ...

'' 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 ''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. ex Hemsl. - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema pattaniense ''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 penicillatum'' N.E.Br. - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan #''

Arisaema petelotii ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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, 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, Mexic ...

'' Hook.f. - Yunnan, Thailand, Myanmar #'' Arisaema propinquum'' 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 ''Arisaema quinatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a member of the ''Arisaema triphyllum'' complex, a group of closely-related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name ''quinatum'' means "divided ...

'' (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, ...

'' H.Li & J.Murata - Yunnan #'' Arisaema ramulosum'' Alderw. - Java, Timor #''

Arisaema ringens ''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 ...

'' (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, ...

'' V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce - Vietnam #''

Arisaema roxburghii ''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 ...

'' 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, ...

'' 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, ...

'' N.E.Br. - Zaire, Uganda, Burundi #''

Arisaema sachalinense ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 & 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'' (Blume) Makino - Kyushu #''

Arisaema schimperianum ''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 ...

'' Schott - Zaire, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda #''

Arisaema scortechinii ''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 - 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, ...

'' Kitam. - Honshu #''

Arisaema serratum ''Arisaema serratum'' is a species of flowering plant in the arum family ( Araceae). It is native Japan, where it is found from the Kansai region north to the island of Hokkaido.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 ''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, Vietnam #'' Arisaema siangense'' Gusman - Arunachal Pradesh #''

Arisaema sikokianum ''Arisaema sikokianum'', the Japanese Jack-in-the-pulpit, is a herbaceous perennial plant. An unusual woodland plant noted for its unmistakable smoky-purple base, snow-white cup and large hood with purple, green and white stripes. Found only in m ...

'' 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, Mexic ...

'' Pamp. - China #'' Arisaema sinii'' 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 ''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 ...

'' S.Y.Hu - Thailand #''

Arisaema somalense ''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.G.Gilbert & Mayo - Somalia #'' Arisaema souliei'' Buchet - Sichuan, Chongqing #'' Arisaema speciosum'' (Wall.) Mart. - Cobra lily - Tibet, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan #'' Arisaema sukotaiense'' 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, ...

'' J.Murata - Taiwan #''

Arisaema tengtsungense ''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, ...

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

Arisaema ternatipartitum ''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 - Japan #'' Arisaema thunbergii'' 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. Fl ...

'' (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, Mexic ...

'' Makino - Japan #''

Arisaema translucens ''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 - 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 con ...

'' (L.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher - Small Jack-in-the-pulpit - eastern Canada, eastern United States #''

Arisaema tsangpoense ''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, ...

'' 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, ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Ridl. - Borneo #'' Arisaema undulatifolium'' 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 ''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 - Yunnan, Guangxi, Vietnam #'' Arisaema wangmoense'' M.T.An, H.H.Zhang & Q.Lin - Guizhou #''

Arisaema wardii ''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.Marquand & Airy Shaw - Qinghai, Shanxi, Yunnan, Tibet # '' Arisaema wattii'' J. D. Hook. - Assam, Myanmar, Tibet, Yunnan #''

Arisaema wilsonii ''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. - Tibet, Bhutan, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Arisaema wrayi ''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, ...

'' Hemsl. - Thailand, Sabah, Malaysia #''

Arisaema xuanweiense ''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 yamatense'' (Nakai) Nakai - Yamatense cobra lily - Honshu #''

Arisaema yunnanense ''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 ...

'' 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