Arisaema hunanense

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant esp. roots, leaves Arisaema hunanense is a flowering plant in the Araceae family. This species is Hand.-Mazz. the first scientific description in 1936. 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.