But Tanay, ... Spadix appendage 8-19 cm long , stout, at first curved and then *prolonged upright beyond the limb* ... *is not observed* here in this plant.
OR is it that the spadix is yet to grow ? Regards. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:14 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
