Arisaema sect. Nepenthoidea

Arisaema section Nepenthoidea is a section of the genus Arisaema.[1]

Arisaema sect. Nepenthoidea
Arisaema nepenthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Section: Arisaema sect. Nepenthoidea
(Engl.) H. Hara 1971
Type species
Arisaema nepenthoides
Species

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Description

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Plants in this section have tuberous underground stems, trifoliolate or pedate leaves. Brownish, olive-green spathe that opens earlier than leaves.[2][3]

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found from Southwest China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

Species

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Arisaema section Nepenthoidea comprises the following species:

Image Name Year Distribution
Arisaema auriculatum Buchet 1911 China (Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan)
Arisaema meleagris Buchet 1911 China (Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan)
  Arisaema nepenthoides (Wallich) Martius ex Schott & Endlicher 1832 China (Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, Nepal
Arisaema vietnamense Luu, Q. B. Nguyen, H. C. Nguyen & T. Q. T. Nguyen 2022 Vietnam (Lai Chau)
Arisaema wattii J. D. Hooker 1893 China (Xizang, Yunnan), India (Assam, Manipur), Myanmar

References

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  1. ^ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ "Arisaema sect. Nepenthoidea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ 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.