Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart.

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Basionym : Arum speciosum Wall.
  • Synonym(s) : Arum speciosum Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart.
  • Common name : Grand Cobra Lily, Himalayan Giant Cobra Lily, Double-Whip Cobra Lily
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sungtuk (Lepcha)
    • Lauro, Banko, Sap ko phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Broad-leaved forests; 2000 - 3500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Dioecious, rhizomatous herbs; Rhizomes horizontal; Leaves solitary; leaflets 3, oblong-Ianceolate, purple-brown mottled; Spathe- tubes white with purple-brown stripes; limb white with purple- brown stripes without and violet within; Appendage flagelliform; Berries red when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Lachen, Yoksum, Rate-chu, Gangtok
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri, Tawang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 245
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 190
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 233
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arisaema speciosum. Downloaded on 2 November 2024.

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