Arisaema iyoanum




Family Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Arisaemateae
Scientific name Arisaema iyoanum Makino
Synonyms Arisaema akiense Nakai; Arisaema iyoanum Makino forma viridencens Makino; Arisaema iyoanum Makino subsp. viridencens Makino; Arisaema iyoanum Makino var. viridescens Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) omogou ten-nanshou (オモゴウテンナンショウ, 面河天南星 [Omogo Valley Arisaema])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture), Shikoku (Ehime Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountain forest
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants electing 12-80cm tall. Leaves sigle, 11-14 leaflets each 3-24cm long, petioles 11-15cm long. Flowers pale green spathes 11-15cm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants.
Reference Cytology and systematics in JapaneseArisaema (Araceae)
Note Rare species. Endemic to Japan.




April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden




April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden