Sauromatum venosum

Sauromatum venosum (Aiton) Kunth, Enum. pl. 3:28. 1841 (Syn: (≡) Arum venosum Aiton (basionym); (=) Sauromatum guttatum Schott; (≡) Typhonium venosum (Aiton) Hett. & P. C. Boyce) as per GRIN;
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Typhoniumvenosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Hett. & P.C.Boyce, Aroideana 23: 51 2000 (Syn. Alocasiapedata (Link & Otto) Raf.; Arisaemaguttatum Wall.; Arisaemavenosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Blume; Arumclavatum Desf.; Arumfugax Salisb.; Arumguttatum Wall. [Illegitimate]; Arumpedatum Link & Otto; Arumpedatum Fisch. ex Spreng.;  Arumpedatum Willd.; Arumsessiliflorum Roxb.; Arumsimlense Engl. [Invalid]; Arumvenosum Dryand. ex Aiton; Desmesiavenosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Raf.; Jaimenostiafernandopoana Guinea & Gómez Mor.; Sauromatumguttatum Schott ……..; Sauromatumnubicum Schott .; Sauromatumpedatum (Link & Otto) Schott; Sauromatumpulchrum Miq.; Sauromatumpunctatum K.Koch; Sauromatumsessiliflorum (Roxb.) Kunth; Sauromatumsimlense Schott; Sauromatumvenosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth) as per The Plant List;
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saw-ROH-muh-tum — from saura, a lizard; alluding to the specked interior of the spathe
ven-OH-sum — meaning, with veins
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commonly known as: corpseflower, voodoo lily • Hindi: सांप की बुट्टी samp ki butti • Marathi: नुरकी nurki
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Native to: India, Pakistan
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The tuber just needs to be big enough to flower but when it does you will smell it sooner than you see it. The flowers are usually dark brown and spotted and appear before the leaves. The tuber can even flower out of soil.
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The fruits are often half buried in the soil. They usually start to color from red to purple when fully ripe. In contrast to several other Araceae do the peduncles of Sauromatum not extend after pollination so the fruit will be at the same level as the initial inflorescence: close to the soil.
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A more compact form of S. venosum can be found in Maharashtra state, the Himalayan forms tend to be taller and more lush.
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Sauromatum: I think the plant is Sauromatum venosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth
Picture is taken from Maharashtra, on the way to Mahabaleshwar

– Yes  it is

Herb for ID – Wai (Maharashtra) – By Prasad Pandhare:  I am forwarding a pic of probably a herb (or may be a climber not sure) that was clicked last week near Wai (Maharashtra Western Ghats). I am requesting if some one could ID this.

Arisaema sp. I hope

Local Marathi name for this plant is : Ran-Suran.

Check for Amorphophallus bulbifer (ref: Flowers of India)

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Pl also check it for Sauromatum venosum.

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Agree with …, fair chance of it being Sauromatum venosum.
This species flowers before the leaves appear.

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Last year I had posted pictures of the same plant. This year I wanted to keep a track of it to observe its flowering. But I was in US and missed the opportunity again. Hope I will find it next year.

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This could be Sauromatum venosum.

I have collections of this species in my garden, collected from the same locality..

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Arisaema propinquum from Bhadarwah J&K:

Kindly confirm this ID

Bot. name: Arisaema propinquum

Family: Araceae

Location: Bhadarwah J&K

Altitude: 2500 m asl

Date: 14th August 2012

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Incorrect, this looks to be Sauromatum venosum.

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Fruit for id from Manali-NS 2012: This fruit was earlier found by me and … in Shimla (in 2010), no associated vegetative parts were around…

again I got it in Manali, in similar condition,

the fruits were lying on ground as if borne on a very short peduncle, but peduncle could not be seen…

looks like any member from Araceae.. closest I can think is Sauromatum venosum….

want to have your opinion please…

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I think your assesment is correct, this indeed is the fruit of Sauromatum venosum, the fruits are often half buried in the soil as can be seen on this picture:

jmvanberkel

They usually start to color from red to purple when fully ripe. In contrast to several other Araceae do the peduncles of Sauromatum not extend after pollination so the fruit will be at the same level as the initial inflorescence: close to the soil.

A more compact form of S. venosum can be found in Maharashtra state, the Himalayan forms tend to be taller and more lush.

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ID plz : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 5 authors.

Need ID of following attachment

Location: Hajimalang’

23/03/2013

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It looks like Amorphophallus. Perhaps A. konjac

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Perhaps Sauromatum sp.

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Sauromatum venosum

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This is Sauromatum venosum (Araceae)

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This is a species of Typhonium.

Typhonium venosum

Seems to be fruiting peduncle of Sauromatum guttatum… this is close to ground..

Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae-Sauromatum pedatum from Himachal -GSG (AUG02)3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).

Sauromatum pedatum: Herbs with very foul smelling flowers. [Mandi dist.: 1200 m asl]

Flowers appear earlier than solitary leaf thus often escapes notice.

Seen on way to Saputara in August 2013.

Yes it looks S.venosum.

I also agree with your id … still more expert opinions will be helpful..

This infructescence was shot from Manali..
I hope this belongs to Sauromatum guttatum….please provide your inputs..

To me also it looks like Sauromatum venosum (=S. guttatum). The infructescence develop just at the soil level.

Yes, male flowers are visible but female still hiding inside spathe at the base of spadix.

Sauromatum venosum

6 May 2015

Yes it is. May be now in Typhonium genus.

leaves emerge a bit later may be we can see them?

Yes, I think, Sauromatum venosum.

Thank you …, I will take a look soon to see if we have the leaves.

Thank you …. There are many here but I have found only one fruiting yet. But I will see if others are fruiting soon too and collect a sample for a closer look.

I was glad to find two flowers of S. venosum growing side by side. I peeled the spathe to reveal the male and female flowers (since the plant is quite common in our area, I took the liberty!). Here are the results.

Sauromatum venosum

Attachments (7)

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Wonderful images, …

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KH 15 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)

Must be some species of Sauromatum in Araceae.

Sauromatumspecies in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net)

Yes, could be Sauromatum venosum.

I agree, that is Sauromatum venosum

Mhow, Dist Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Species id requested
Plant growing in a residential garden

Araceae

May be Sauromatum guttatum..

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Identification : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) – 3 & 4 mb.

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SK967 07 FEB-2018 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Location: Soureni, Mirik, India

Date: 25 May 2017

Altitude: 4200 ft.

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Pl. check

/species/a—l/ar/araceae/amorphophallus

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Or check Arisaema tortuosum

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Sauromatum venosum (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth !

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Requst for ID 13 Aug Talegaon – indiantreepix | Google Groups

unid plant at cec dt. 12th aug 09 – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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Araceae for ID : Way to Nasik : 20JUN21 : AK-07: 3 images.
Seen while travelling to Nasik in the ghats, near the town of Kasara.

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Might be Arisaema tortuosum

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Thanks for the suggested id.

Leaves look different to me.

Can we check with Typhonium?
Typhonium venosum?

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I think Sauromatum venosum.

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Thanks … for supporting my suggested id. Shrikant Ingalhalikar Ji has validated the same. Typhonium venosum 

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Need help with ID — Araceae?: 4 images.
Bhopal; black soil; 22/2/2023

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Sauromatum venosum in bud (or what is left of the bud….)

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References:
GRIN  The Plant List  Flora of Pakistan (Sauromatum venosum (Ait.) Schott)  Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China
Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  Dave’s Garden  Sauromatum venosum – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Backyardgardener