Arisaema ringens, the Japanese cobra lily (a name it shares with Arisaema sikokianum), is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Zhoushan Islands of China, Taiwan, South Korea, central Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands.[1][2] A tuberous geophyte reaching 45 cm (18 in), in the wild they are found at low elevations in forests.[3] A dioecious species, it is pollinated by flies.[2] In the garden it needs moist, humus-rich soil, and is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9.[4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Arisaema |
Species: | A. ringens
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References
edit- ^ a b "Arisaema ringens (Thunb.) Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Arisaema ringens". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "普陀南星 pu tuo nan xing". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Arisaema ringens". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.