Araceae
Arisaema

Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart.

First published in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (W. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Gusman, G. & Gusman, L. (2006). The Genus Arisaema. A monograph for botanists and nature lovers, ed. 2: 1-474. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell.
  • Ma, Z. & Li, H. (2017). The genus Arisaema (Araceae: Aroideae: Arisaemateae) in China - A taxonomic revision and annotated list of species. Aroideana 40: 49-134.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ma, Z. & Li, H. (2017). The genus Arisaema (Araceae: Aroideae: Arisaemateae) in China - A taxonomic revision and annotated list of species. Aroideana 40: 49-134.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1892 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000499318 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1849 Wallich, N. [8923] Nepal K000499323 Type Yes
s.coll. [5974] India K002823241 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10330] India K002823246 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824010 No
Gamble, J.S. [6993] India K002823251 Yes
K:SPC-16886.000 No
s.coll. [8607] India K002823254 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002824008 No
s.coll. [5971] India K002823242 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002823252 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1271] India K002823245 Yes
Lister, F.H. [42] India K002823249 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8092] India K002823243 Yes
s.coll. [677] India K002823247 Yes
s.coll. [5977] India K002823240 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002823256 Yes
s.coll. [27504 A] India K002823248 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10330] India K002823250 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002823258 Yes
Kingdom Ward, F. [8627] India K000499321 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kingdom Ward, F. [8627] India K000499320 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kingdom Ward, F. [8461] India K000499322 Type Yes
Grey-Wilson [4666] Nepal K002823259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824011 No
C.V. [195] India K002823255 Yes
Cox; Hutchison [333] India K002823239 Yes
Gammie [s.n.] India K002823257 Yes
Bogner, J. [300] K:SPC-19138.000 No
Gamble, J.S. [6993] India K002823253 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8923] Nepal K001131848 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002824009 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8923] Nepal K001131850 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schilling, A.D. [821] Nepal K002823238 Yes
s.coll. [1271] India K002823244 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000499317 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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