Biology:Arisaema acuminatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arisaema |
| Species: | A. acuminatum
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Arisaema acuminatum is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae.[2] It is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of closely related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name acuminatum means "with a long, narrow and pointed tip",[3] which describes the shape of the spathe hood. The species is commonly known as the Florida Jack-in-the-pulpit.[4]
Description
Arisaema acuminatum is a herbaceous, perennial, flowering plant growing from a corm. Like other members of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, it has three leaflets per leaf. Its spathe hood is wholly green, "over twice as long as broad", with a long-acuminate tip.[5][6]
Taxonomy
Arisaema acuminatum was first described and named by John Kunkel Small in 1903.[1] Its type specimen was collected in Clearwater, Florida,[7] a city on Florida's west coast. At the time, Small believed that the species was endemic to Florida.[5]
Arisaema acuminatum is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of closely related taxa that also includes Arisaema pusillum, Arisaema quinatum, Arisaema stewardsonii, and Arisaema triphyllum. (As of March 2023), most authorities consider Arisaema acuminatum to be a synonym for Arisaema triphyllum or A. triphyllum var. acuminatum.[8][9][6][10][11] A few authorities accept Arisaema acuminatum and the other species-level members of the complex.[2][4]
Distribution and habitat
Arisaema acuminatum occurs primarily in Central Florida, hence the common name Florida Jack-in-the-pulpit.[4] Its range extends southward into the Florida peninsula and northward along the coast of eastern Georgia. It is claimed to occur in east Texas as well,[2] but confirmation of that claim is needed.
Conservation
The global conservation status of Arisaema acuminatum is unknown.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arisaema acuminatum Small". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/19070-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Arisaema acuminatum Small" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/19070-2.
- ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Arisaema acuminatum Small". https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/show-taxon-detail.php?taxonid=7063.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Small (1903), pp. 226–227.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ward, Daniel B. (August 2012). "Keys to the flora of Florida - 31, Arisaema (Araceae)". Phytologia 94 (2): 151–158. https://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/942151-158_ward_arisaema_flora_31.pdf. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ Small (1903), p. 1328.
- ↑ Thompson, Sue A. (2000), "Arisaema triphyllum", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 22, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000013, retrieved 4 March 2023
- ↑ "Arisaema triphyllum". https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=594.
- ↑ "Arisaema acuminatum Small". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000269302.
- ↑ "Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42525.
Bibliography
- Small, John Kunkel (1903). Flora of the Southeastern United States. New York. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376878#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- Weakley, Alan S.; Southeastern Flora Team (2022). "Flora of the southeastern United States". University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden. https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/flora-request/.
External links
- "Arisaema acuminatum". http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=4040.
- "Arisaema acuminatum". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Arisaema.acuminatum.
Wikidata ☰ Q110750099 entry
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