Arisaema

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iArisaema
Arisaema triphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
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Species

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Arisaema is a genus of about 150 species in the flowering plant family Araceae, native to eastern and central Africa, Asia and eastern North America. Its species are often called Cobra lilies, particularly the Asiatic species. A familiar species in North America is Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the pulpit).

Selected species
  • Arisaema amurense
  • Arisaema candidissimum - White jack
  • Arisaema concinnum
  • Arisaema consanguineum
  • Arisaema costatum
  • Arisaema drancontium - Green dragon
  • Arisaema elephas
  • Arisaema erubescens
  • Arisaema fimbriatum
  • Arisaema flavum
  • Arisaema griffithii
  • Arisaema jacquemontii
  • Arisaema kiushianum
  • Arisaema lidaense
  • Arisaema lihenganum
  • Arisaema nepenthoides
  • Arisaema propinquum
  • Arisaema ringens
  • Arisaema robustum
  • Arisaema serratum - Jack in the pulpit
  • Arisaema sikokianum - Gaudy jack
  • Arisaema speciosum - Jack in the pulpit
  • Arisaema thunbergii
  • Arisaema tortuosum
  • Arisaema triphyllum - Jack in the pulpit, Indian turnip
  • Arisaema utile
  • Arisaema yamatense - Jack in the pulpit

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