Arisaema tortuosum ?;


North Bengal

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Wild%20fruit.jpg

Fruit – ID Request 3 – 18Jun09:SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups


 

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Arisaema%20tortuosum-Sapkanda%20fruiting%203.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Arisaema%20tortuosum-Sapkanda%20fruiting%202.jpg

identification no 051011sn2:   Repeating my request. Kindly id. Is it Arisaema tortuosum?
date/time:july/aug
location:mulshi,pune
habitat:wild
plant habit:herb
height:about 3 ft.


Possibly. These are mine. Photographed last weekend.


ID02102012PHK1:

Id please?
An Arisaema sp. from Kanakeshwar,Alibag


It looks like Spathiphyllum


Not much clues are available from the photographs. I assume the leaflets to be radiatisect. If it is so, this could be Arisaema caudatum Engler. Can’t confirm the ID without an inflorescence..


I have to agree with …, not enough details to conclusively identify it with and the clues at hand are a bit conflicting. Arisaema caudatum generally has a single leaf and striated petioles with more linear leaflets that end in a drooptip and has not been reported this far north (but that in itself is not an argument, only a reason for doubt as this could be a first report). Given the 2 leaves and clear pseudostem it could be this is one of the forms of the widespread Arisaema tortuosum that has a condensed rachis which gives the impression of a radiatisect leaf. Although the fruit is a bit long for tortuosum I would provisionally ID it as tortuosum rather than caudatum but as mentione by …, without a flower no confirmation is possible. General advice is to photograph as many details as possible of a fruiting or non-flowering Arisaema if an ID is wanted, preferably a close-up of the remnants of the spadix if still present otherwise it is a very difficult task to ID such a plant.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *