Arisaema tortuosum, the whipcord cobra lily, is a plant species in the family Araceae.[1] It has a distinctive purple or green whip-like spadix which arises from the mouth of its "jack-in the-pulpit" flower and may be up to 30 cm long.[1] Flowers may be male or bisexual.[2] The clustered fruits are green at first, ripening to red.[2] The plant grows in large clumps and can be up to 2 metres in height.[1]
| Arisaema tortuosum | |
|---|---|
| |
| Arisaema tortuosum near Purandar fort, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arisaema |
| Species: | A. tortuosum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Arisaema tortuosum | |
It occurs in rhododendron forest, scrub, and alpine meadows in the Himalayas, western China, southern India and Myanmar.[1]
The species is readily propagated from seed or offsets.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Whipcord Cobra Lily". Flowers of India. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ a b c "Arisaema Species Five". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
 | This Araceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |