Arisaema heterophyllum




Family Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Arisaemateae
Scientific name Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Synonyms Arisaema ambiguum Engler; Arisaema brachyspathum Hayata; Arisaema kwangtungense Merrill; Arisaema limprichtii K. Krause; Arisaema manshuricum Nakai; Arisaema multisectum Engler; Arisaema stenospathum Handel-Mazzetti; Arisaema takeoi Hayata; Arisaema thunbergii Blume var. heterophyllum (Blume) Engler; Heteroarisaema heterophyllum (Blume) Nakai; Heteroarisaema manshuricum (Nakai) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) mai-dzuru ten-nan-shou (マイヅルテンナンショウ, 舞鶴天南星 [meaning: dancing crane ten-nan-shou (ten-nan-shou = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)])
(Chinese common name) tian nan xing (天南星)
(English common name) cobra lily
Habitat Field
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=28, 56, 84, 140, 168
Description Plants 60-120cm tall. Flowers green, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
International Ariod Society: The Arisaema Species
Complex prescription of chinese medicine for the treatment of extensive cancer (US Patent 7005146/2006)




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