Arisaema section Tortuosa is a section of the genus Arisaema.[1][2]
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 | |
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Description
editPlants in this section have underground tubers with 3-foliolate leaves.
Distribution
editPlants from this section are found from China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar to India and Sri Lanka.
Species
editArisaema 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
edit- ^ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ 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. 182 (1). Oxford University Press (OUP): 100–114. doi:10.1111/boj.12459. ISSN 0024-4074.