Arisaema erubescens

Arisaema erubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species: A. erubescens
Binomial name
Arisaema erubescens
(Wall.) Schott
Synonyms[1]

Arum erubescens Wall.

Arisaema erubescens is a flowering plant species in the genus Arisaema, endemic to Nepal.[1]

Description

The species' tuber is globose and is 2–7 centimetres (0.79–2.76 in) wide. It have 3 cataphylls which are dark green and carry white spots which are 55 centimetres (22 in) long and have an acute apex. It petiole is 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long while its peduncle is only 75 centimetres (30 in) long with a free part being 9 centimetres (3.5 in). The plant spathe is green in colour and have cylindrical tubes which are 6–7 centimetres (2.4–2.8 in) by 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) and are sometimes stripeless. The limb of its throat is deep green in colour but can sometimes be with purple coloured outside margin and pale green inside. It is also triangular to ovate and is 8–12 centimetres (3.1–4.7 in) long and 4–8 centimetres (1.6–3.1 in) wide.[2]

Uses

Arisaema erubescens contains the phenolic compound paeonol.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Schott & Endlicher (1832). "Arisaema erubescens (Wallich) Schott" 17. Melet. Bot.
  3. Ducki S; Hadfield JA; Lawrence N.J.; Xiuguo Zhang; McGown A.T. (1995). "Isolation of paeonol from Arisaema erubescens". Planta Medica 61 (6): 586–587.

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