Arisaema wardii (Araceae)
Tuber globose, 1.5–2.2cm in diam. Cataphylls 2 or 3, 9–10cm, obtuse at apex. Petiole 12–25cm, proximal 2/3 sheathing into pseudostem; leaf blade palmate or radiate; leaflets 3–6, sessile, oblong, 2–11 × 1–3cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, usually caudate. Peduncle shorter or longer than petioles, 10–18cm. Spathe green, unmarked or with whitish stripes; tube funnelform, 2–6.5 × ca. 1.5cm, throat obliquely truncate, not auriculate, not recurved; limb triangular-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 2–7 × 1.5–4cm, apex acuminate and caudate with filiform tail 3–5cm. Spadix unisexual; female zone cylindric, ca. 2.2 cm × 5–6mm; ovary green, ovoid; style short; stigma spherical; male zone cylindric, 1.5–2.5cm × 2–3mm; synandria dense, sessile; anthers 2 or 3, dehiscing by lateral slits. Appendix erect, green, cylindric, 2–3.2cm, 2.3–5mm in diam. at base, base swollen and stipitate, apex obtuse; stipe 1.5–3mm. Infructescence cylindric, ca. 5 × 1.5 cm. Berries yellowish red, ovoid, ca. 5mm in diam. Seeds 1–3, pale brownish or brown, ovoid, reticulate rugose.
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
Coniferous forests, grassy places.