Arisaema quinatum

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Arisaema quinatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species:
A. quinatum
Binomial name
Arisaema quinatum
(Nutt.) Schott
Synonyms[1]
  • Arum quinatum Nutt.
  • Arisaema triphyllum subsp. quinatum (Nutt.) Huttl.
  • Arum polymorphum Buckley
  • Arisaema polymorphum (Buckley) Chapm.

Arisaema quinatum, the Indian turnip or jack-in-the-pulpit, is a plant species in the Araceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north to Kentucky and North Carolina.[1][2]

Arisaema quinatum has long been regarded as a variety of or synonym of the more widespread A. triphyllum.[3] Recent authors, however, have advocated recognizing it is a distinct species.[1][4][5][6][7] The subspecies gains its distinction because it has 5 leaflets forming the leaf and the other, A. triphyllum, has 3.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. quinatum (Buckley) Huttleston
  3. ^ Flora of North America vol 22, Page 140, Arisaema triphyllum (Linnaeus) Schott
  4. ^ Gusman, G. & Gusman, L. (2006). The Genus Arisaema. A monograph for botanists and nature lovers , ed. 2: 1-474. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell.
  5. ^ The Plant List
  6. ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Arisaema quinatum
  7. ^ Plants for a Future
  8. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database
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