Family | Araceae |
Subfamily | Aroideae |
Tribe | Arisaemateae |
<Scientific name | Arisaema negishii Makino |
Synonyms | Arisaema negishii Makino forma viridiappendiculatum Makino; Pleuriarum negishii (Makino) Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shima ten-nan-shou (シマテンナンショウ, 島天南星 [meaning: Izu Islands ten-nan-shou (ten-nan-shou = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Izu Islands (Hachijo Island, Mikura Island, Miyake Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | n=28 |
Description | Plants ca. 30cm tall. Flowers green spathes ca.15cm long, flowering in March to April. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Arisaema negishii Makino |
International Ariod Society: The Arisaema Species | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |