Arisaema sivadasanii S.R.Yadav, K.S.Patil & Janarth.

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acoraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arisaema murrayi var. sivadasanii (S.R.Yadav, K.S.Patil & Janarth.) M.R.Almeida
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arisaema tortuosum subsp. sivadasanii (S.R.Yadav, K.S.Patil & Janarth.) Punekar & Kumaran
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along road side and forest borders at higher altitudes 500 -800 m in
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herb. Corms globose-depressed; roots fibrous, arising from the top of the corm. Leaf usually solitary; petiole about 150 cm long, 3.5 cm diameter; leaflets 7-9, 30 X 11 cm, sessile or subsessile, acuminate, margins crisped, bright green above, glaucous below. Spathe up to 17 cm long, tube up to 7 X 2.5 cm, limb up to 20 cm long, differentiated into basal pistilate portion about 2 cm in length, staminate protion 3 cm in length and an appendage usually about 10 cm long. Pistillate flowers many, compactly arranged; staminate flowers stalked. Berries about 6 mm in diameter, 6-10 seeded, ripen red.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Maharastra
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (Gaikwad & Yadav, 2004).
  • Literature :
    • https://ngcpr.org/link-files/Endemic%20plant%20species%20pdf/Arisaema%20shivdasanii.pdf
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arisaema sivadasanii. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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