Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima




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




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