Pinellia tripartita




Family Araceae
Subamily Aroideae
Tribe Arisaemateae
Scientific name Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott
Synonyms Arisaema tripartitum (Blume) Engler; Atherurus tripartitus Blume; Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Makino ex Breitenbach var. atropurpurea Makino; Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Makino ex Breitenbach var. viridis Makino; Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott forma atropurpurea (Makino) Ohwi; Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott var. atropurpureum Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-hange (オオハンゲ, 大半夏 [meaning: large hange (hange = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Pinellia plants)])
(English common name) green dragon, Voodoo lily
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Gifu Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Mountane lime stone rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=26, 52
Description Leaves 8-20cm long. Scapes 40-60cm tall. Flowers green spathes 6-9cm long, flowering in April to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Chromosome variation in the genus Pinellia (Araceae) in China and Japan
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1884)
Itching suppression composition (Japanese Patent JP2008050346/2008)




May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park
May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park
May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park



May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park
May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park
May 2009
at Mito City Botanical Park



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden