Arisaema peninsulae

Nakai

Araceae Edible: Leaves 218 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It forms tubers that are round and flattened and 2-6 cm across. There are 2 leaves. The leaf stalk is 35-93 cm long. The leaves have 7-17 leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 9-18 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. They can have teeth along the edge. The flower stalk is 30-80 cm long.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. In north China it grows in forests below 500 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria,

Notes

There are about 150-170 Arisaema species.

References (3)

Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43:537. 1929
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Williams, D., 2017, Ainu Ethnobiology. Contributions in Ethnobiology. Society of Ethnobiology. p 123