Arisaema sect. Tortuosa

Arisaema sect. Tortuosa
Arisaema tortuosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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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Arisaema section Tortuosa is a section of the genus Arisaema.[1][2]

Description

Plants in this section have underground tubers and 3-7 foliolate leaves.[3]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar to India and Sri Lanka, and North America.[3]

Species

Arisaema section Tortuosa comprises the following species:[3]

ImageNameYearDistribution
Arisaema ghaticum (Sardesai, S.P.Gaikwad & S.R.Yadav) Punekar & Kumaran2009India( Maharashtra)
Arisaema jethompsonii Thiyagaraj & P.Daniel1999India (Tamil Nadu)
Arisaema macrospathum Benth.1840Mexico
Arisaema muricaudatum Sivad.1985India (Kerala)
Arisaema murrayi (J.Graham) Hook.1848India
Arisaema tortuosum (Wallich) Schott in Schott & Endlicher1832India (Assam), China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

References

  1. ↑ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Renner, Susanne S.; Zhang, Li-Bing; Murata, Jin (2004). "A Chloropast Phylogeny of Arisaea (Araceae) Illustrates Tertiary Floristic Links beteen Asia, North America, and East Africa". American Journal of Botany. 91 (6). Botanical Society of America: 881–888. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
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