Herbarium JCB

Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott

Family : ARACEAE
(ARUM FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Araceae
Species : Arisaema tortuosum
Basionym : Arum tortuosum Wall.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott
Vernacular name : Pamu kanda (Tel.); Kushnopeni, Bhaiabimula (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0389
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 31/10/15
Collection Locality : Swamimalai Hills, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : May-November
Comments : Often on hills under shade from 800 m onwards.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Swamimalai Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Vijaynagaram district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (Kalahandi district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Deomali Hills (Koraput district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Sri Lanka
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Arisaema tortuosum. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.