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Arisaema nepenthoides (Arisaema nepenthoides)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant esp. roots, leaves Arisaema nepenthoides is a cold-growing species first described by Nathaniel Wallich , and became known as Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius . Arisaema nepenthoides are included in the genus Arisaema and the family cold plants . Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico and eastern North America. Asiatic species are often called cobra lilies, while western species are often called jack-in-the-pulpit; both names refer to the distinctive appearance of the flower, which consists of an erect central spadix rising from a spathe.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Alismatales

            • Family: Araceae

              • Genus: Arisaema