Biology:Arisaema sect. Tortuosa
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Short description: Subgenus of flowering plants
| Arisaema sect. Tortuosa | |
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| Arisaema tortuosum | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Alismatales | 
| Family: | Araceae | 
| Genus: | Arisaema | 
| Section: | Arisaema sect. Tortuosa (Engler) H. Hara 1971 | 
| Type species | |
| Arisaema tortuosum | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Arisaema section Tortuosa is a section of the genus Arisaema.[1][2]
Description
Plants in this section have underground tubers with 3-foliolate leaves.
Distribution
Plants from this section are found from China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar to India and Sri Lanka.
Species
Arisaema section Tortuosa comprises the following species:
| Image | Name | Year | Distribution | 
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| Arisaema ghaticum (Sardesai, S.P.Gaikwad & S.R.Yadav) Punekar & Kumaran | 2009 | India( Maharashtra) | |
| Arisaema jethompsonii Thiyagaraj & P.Daniel | 1999 | India (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Arisaema muricaudatum Sivad. | 1985 | India (Kerala) | |
|  | Arisaema murrayi (J.Graham) Hook. | 1848 | India | 
|  | Arisaema tortuosum (Wallich) Schott in Schott & Endlicher | 1832 | India (Assam), China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | 
References
- ↑ "Tropicos". https://www.tropicos.org/name/100362781.
- ↑ Ohi-Toma, Tetsuo; Wu, Sugong; Murata, Hiroko; Murata, Jin (2016-06-30). "An updated genus-wide phylogenetic analysis ofArisaema(Araceae) with reference to sections". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (Oxford University Press (OUP)) 182 (1): 100–114. doi:10.1111/boj.12459. ISSN 0024-4074.
Wikidata ☰ Q25197438 entry
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