''Pinellia tripartita''Schott, 1856 ''In: Syn. Aroid. : 5'' is a species of ''
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 ...
'' in the Arum 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). ...
).WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families /ref> Purported common names include green dragon (the same as other members of its genus) and voodoo lily (the same as '' Amorphophallus konjac''). A purple variety goes by purple dragon. It is found in Japan, including Okinawa, the Korean peninsula, and infrequently in eastern China.