Family | Araceae |
Subfamily | Aroideae |
Tribe | Arisaemateae |
Scientific name | Arisaema thunbergii Blume subsp. urashima (H. Hara) H. Ohashi & J. Murata |
Synonyms | Arisaema thunbergii Blume var. kashimense Hayashi; Arisaema thunbergii Blume var. monostachyum Nakai; Arisaema thunbergii Blume var. urashima (Hara) Makino; Arisaema urashima H. Hara; Arisaema urashima H. Hara var. kashimense Hayashi; Flagellarisaema urashima (H. Hara) Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) urashima-sou (ウラシマソウ, 浦島草 [meaning: Urashima weed (Urashima = a legendary fisherman who visited at the Palace of the Dragon King)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Southwest region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu (Saga Prefecture) |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants 15-35cm tall. Leaves single 18-40cm across, 11-19 leaflets. Flowers spathes 8-20cm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Arisaema thunbergii Blume subsp. urashima (H. Hara) H. Ohashi & J. Murata |
Flagellarisaema urashima (H.Hara) Nakai | |
International Ariod Society: The Arisaema Species |
April 2007 at lowland forest edge |
April 2006 at lowland forest edge |
April 2007 at lowland forest edge |
April 2006 at lowland forest edge |
April 2006 at lowland forest edge |
April 2007 at lowland forest edge |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |