Arisaema peninsulae
Nakai
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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
