Arisaema thunbergii




Family Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Arisaemateae
Scientific name Arisaema thunbergii Blume
Synonyms Flagellarisaema thunbergii (Blume) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) nangoku urashima-sou (ナンゴクウラシマソウ, 南国浦島草 [meaning: southern area urashima-sou (urashima-sou = Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Southwest region), Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Leaves single (or merely 2) 8-23cm. Flowers spathes 12-18cm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Arisaema thunbergii Blume
Flagellarisaema thunbergii (Blume) Nakai
International Ariod Society: The Arisaema Species
Note Native to Japan.
Arisaema thunbergii Blume subsp. autumnale J. C. Wang occurs in Taiwan.




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