The plant in the pictures are not A. tortosum, for sure. Regards, Giby
On Jul 2, 6:44 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%2bunsubscr...@goog > > legroups.com> > > . > > 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.
