Arisaema taiwanense
Common names
Taiwan cobra lily, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Simplified description
Leaves and the flowering stem arise from a pseudostem; leaves described as “… solitary; petiole 10-40 cm long, usually longer than the pseudostem; lamina radiately 7-15-foliolate” (Jenn-Che Wang 1996); petiole green and purple spotted. Flowers minute, on a spadix surrounded by a purple-black spathe.
Flower colours
Black, Purple
Similar taxa
There are other Arisaema and related aroids, such as Arisarum (q.v.) in cultivation in NZ.
Distribution
Uncommon in NZ gardens
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Fruiting
Sets seed in NZ gardens
Year naturalised
2010 (1st record was near Fordell, Whanganui)
Origin
Taiwan
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle and dispersal
Self-seeding in NZ
Propagation technique
Seed or division
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Jenn-Che Wang (1996) The Systematic Study of Taiwanese Arisaema (Araceae). Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. (1996) 37: 61-87
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, 14 Oct 2016