Biology:Arisaema thunbergii

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Short description: Species of plant

Arisaema thunbergii
Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species:
A. thunbergii
Binomial name
Arisaema thunbergii
Blume (1836)
Subspecies[1]
  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. autumnale J.C.Wang, J.Murata & H.Ohashi
  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. thunbergii
  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima (H.Hara) H.Ohashi & J.Murata
Synonyms

Flagellarisaema thunbergii (Blume) Nakai (1950)

Arisaema thunbergii, commonly known as Asian jack-in-the-pulpit,[2] is a plant species in the family Araceae. It is native to Japan, southern Korea, and Taiwan.[1] In Japan it grows at elevations of 20–100 meters.[3] The plant is poisonous as all parts contain calcium oxalate.[4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. autumnale J.C.Wang, J.Murata & H.Ohashi – northern and eastern Taiwan
  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. thunbergii – southern Korea and Japan (western Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku)
  • Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima (H.Hara) H.Ohashi & J.Murata – southern Korea and Japan (southern Hokkaido, Honshu, northern Kyushu, and eastern Shikoku)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15327296 entry