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12. Arisaema sect. Sinarisaema Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 25: 6. 1950.

伞叶组 san ye zu

Tuber subglobose. Phyllotaxy spiro-distichous. Leaves 1 or 2, radiate. Spathe limb incurved or erect. Spadix unisexual; anthers dehiscing by apical pores or rarely circumscissile; appendix cylindric, terete, or clavate, or rarely degenerate, sessile or rarely stipitate, usually with acute neuter flowers at proximal part.

About 14 species: S and SE Asia, Himalayas; 11 species (seven endemic) in China.


1 Apex of spadix appendix distinctly echinate or rugose; spathe margin entire   (2)
+ Apex of spadix appendix smooth, or rarely slender and slightly creased, or degenerate, if apex rugose then spathe margin ciliate around throat   (4)
       
2 (1) Spadix appendix rugose.   77 A. taiwanense
+ Spadix appendix echinate   (3)
       
3 (2) Tuber stoloniferous.   72 A. echinoides
+ Tuber not stoloniferous.   71 A. echinatum
       
4 (1) Spadix appendix degenerate; spathe limb ± erect, involute.   68 A. exappendiculatum
+ Spadix appendix terete, stipitate or not   (5)
       
5 (4) Pseudostem and peduncle much shorter than petioles, inflorescence positioned just above ground.   69 A. zhui
+ Pseudostem and/or petiole long, inflorescence distant from ground   (6)
       
6 (5) Spathe basically yellow   (7)
+ Spathe basically green or purple   (8)
       
7 (6) Underground stem subglobose tuber; spathe not striped; (?neuter flowers absent; ?infructescence nodding).   76 A. jingdongense
+ Underground stem subcylindric, longer than wide; spathe tube longitudinally striped with white and purple; neuter flowers present; infructescence upright.   75 A. muratae
       
8 (6) Plants stoloniferous; spadix appendix upright or curved forward   (9)
+ Plants without stolons; spadix appendix upright   (10)
       
9 (8) Spadix appendix slender, frequently curved forward at apex; infructescence upright.   78 A. concinnum
+ Spadix appendix cylindric; spathe margin ciliate around throat; infructescence nodding.   73 A. ciliatum
       
10 (8) Spathe tube cylindric, basically greenish, limb occasionally tinged with purple.   74 A. erubescens
+ Spathe tube funnelform, usually purple outside, white inside.   70 A. sukotaiense


 

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