Pakistan | Family List | Araceae | Arisaema *Arisaema tortuosum* var. *curvatum* (Roxb.) Engler in Pflanzenr. 4, 23 F: 191. 1920.
*Vern.:* ‘Kiriki kukri’. *Arisaema* *curvatum* (Roxb.) Kunth *Arum* *curvatum* Roxb. Usually monoecious but sometimes paradioecious. Leaves (1-)2, pedate; leaflets 11-13, linear to lanceolate, 9-19 x 0.6-1.7 (-2.5) cm. Spathe longer than the foliage, green, ribbed; tube 5.4-5 cm long, cylindrical, gradually broadening into an ovate, caudate-acuminate limb, larger than the tube. Spadix appendage 8-19 cm long , stout, at first curved and then prolonged upright beyond the limb, black when dry. In monoecious forms the male zone longer than the female. Stamens stalked; anther dehiscence porose. Ovary ovoid, c. 1.5 mm long; style short, stigma discoid, papillate. Berry 6-7 mm broad. Seeds 4-5, ± angular-ovoid, testa rugose, coriaceous, yellowish-brown. *Fl. Per.:* June July. Type: Nepal, *Wallich* 8926 (K). Distribution: Temperate and subtropical Himalaya, Baluchistan, W. China and N. Burma. Not common. The shape of the leaflets varies from linear-lanceolate to lanceolate. The colour of the anthers is bright yellow to white (fide Collett, l.c. 540). The type variety *tortuosum* (*Arum tortuosum* Wall. Pl. Asia, Rar. 2: 10, t. 114. 1830) differs in the broad elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves (4.6-10 x 2-4 cm) and the purple anthers (fide Collett, l.c.). Collett mentions that it is also earlier flowering. Its distribution is from Simla east to Burma. A root extract is used as a vermifuge for cattle. Tanay On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > This cobra lily does not have the tell-tale pink hue that is seen in *Arisaema > murrayi*, the spadix ends within the hood of the spathe -- assumimg > therefore it may not be *A. tortuosum*. > ID please. > > > > Date/Time : June 27, 2010 at 3.20pm IST > Location Place : near Pavana lake > Altitude : about 600 - 700 m (above mean sea level) > GPS : not sure of location > > Habitat : wild > Type : slopes > > Plant > Habit : tuberous herb > Height : about 30 cm > Length : - not a climber - > > Leaves > Type : digitate leaf with 5 leaflets > Shape : leaflet - elliptic, pointed at both ends. > Size : about 12 cm x 8 cm > > Inflorescence > Type : spadix > Size : do not know > > Flowers > Size : do not know > Colour : do not know > Calyx : do not know > Bracts : light green spathe blending to pure white > > Fruits > Type : berries > Shape : do not know > Size : do not know > Seeds : do not know > > > Other Info > Fragrance : do not know > Pollinator : do not know > Uses : do not know > > > > > > Regards. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
