212 Species in Genus Arisaema

September 2 – Arisaema
"Arisaema, the cobra lily, defines September 2."
Arisaema symbolizes mystery and intrigue. Your enigmatic nature draws people in, captivating them with your unique charm. Like its exotic appearance, you stand out effortlessly, leaving a lasting impression wherever you go.

The Enigmatic Allure of Arisaema: A Personal Exploration

My name is Ferb Vu, and I’m captivated by the botanical world, particularly by the intriguing genus Arisaema. These plants belong to the Araceae family, often known as “cobra lilies” or “jack-in-the-pulpit,” possess a unique morphology and fascinating life cycle that has drawn me to their study. Native to various regions across the globe, from the temperate forests of North America to the subtropical mountains of Asia, Arisaema species exhibit a remarkable diversity in form and color.

A Diverse and Global Genus

The genus Arisaema encompasses approximately 200 recognized species. This extensive group displays a striking array of characteristics, ranging from the demure elegance of Arisaema triphyllum with its three-lobed leaves and striped spathe, to the flamboyant and almost otherworldly appearance of Arisaema speciosum, boasting a deep purple spathe and a long, thread-like spadix.

1. Arisaema abei Seriz.
2. Arisaema acuminatum Small
3. Arisaema aequinoctiale Nakai & F.Maek.
4. Arisaema agasthyanum Sivad. & C.S.Kumar
5. Arisaema album N.E.Br.
6. Arisaema amurense Maxim.
7. Arisaema anatinum Brugg.
8. Arisaema angustatum Franch. & Sav.
9. Arisaema anomalum Hemsl.
10. Arisaema aprile J.Murata
11. Arisaema aridum H.Li
12. Arisaema arunachalensis Nangkar, A.P.Das & Tag
13. Arisaema asperatum N.E.Br.
14. Arisaema attenuatum E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch.
15. Arisaema auriculatum Buchet
16. Arisaema austroyunnanense H.Li
17. Arisaema averyanovii V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce
18. Arisaema balansae Engl.
19. Arisaema bannaense H.Li
20. Arisaema barbatum Buchet
21. Arisaema barnesii C.E.C.Fisch.
22. Arisaema bathycoleum Hand.-Mazz.
23. Arisaema bockii Engl.
24. Arisaema bogneri P.C.Boyce & H.Li
25. Arisaema bonatianum Engl.
26. Arisaema bottae Schott
27. Arisaema brinchangense Y.W.Low, Scherber. & Gusman
28. Arisaema brucei H.Li, R.Li & J.Murata
29. Arisaema burmaense P.C.Boyce & H.Li
30. Arisaema calcareum H.Li
31. Arisaema candidissimum W.W.Sm.
32. Arisaema caudatum Engl.
33. Arisaema chauvanminhii Luu, Q.D.Nguyen & N.L.Vu
34. Arisaema chenii Z.X.Ma & Yi Jun Huang
35. Arisaema chumponense Gagnep.
36. Arisaema ciliatum H.Li
37. Arisaema clavatum Buchet
38. Arisaema claviforme Brugg., J.Ponert, Rybková & Vuong
39. Arisaema concinnum Schott
40. Arisaema condaoense V.D.Nguyen
41. Arisaema consanguineum Schott
42. Arisaema constrictum E.Barnes
43. Arisaema cordatum N.E.Br.
44. Arisaema costatum (Wall.) Mart.
45. Arisaema cucullatum M.Hotta
46. Arisaema dahaiense H.Li
47. Arisaema decipiens Schott
48. Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott – Plant FAQs: Arisaema Dracontium – Green Dragon
49. Arisaema echinatum (Wall.) Schott
50. Arisaema echinoides H.Li
51. Arisaema ehimense J.Murata & J.Ohno
52. Arisaema elephas Buchet
53. Arisaema enneaphyllum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
54. Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott
55. Arisaema exappendiculatum H.Hara
56. Arisaema fargesii Buchet
57. Arisaema filiforme (Reinw.) Blume
58. Arisaema fimbriatum Mast.
59. Arisaema fischeri Manudev & Nampy
60. Arisaema flavum (Forssk.) Schott
61. Arisaema formosanum (Hayata) Hayata
62. Arisaema franchetianum Engl.
63. Arisaema fraternum Schott
64. Arisaema galeatum N.E.Br.
65. Arisaema garrettii Gagnep.
66. Arisaema ghaticum (Sardesai, S.P.Gaikwad & S.R.Yadav) Punekar & Kumaran
67. Arisaema grapsospadix Hayata
68. Arisaema griffithii Schott
69. Arisaema guangxiense G.W.Hu & H.Li
70. Arisaema guanwuense S.S.Ying
71. Arisaema hainanense C.Y.Wu ex H.Li, Y.Shiao & S.L.Tseng
72. Arisaema handelii Stapf ex Hand.-Mazz.
73. Arisaema heterocephalum Koidz.
74. Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
75. Arisaema honbaense Luu, Tich, G.Tran & V.D.Nguyen
76. Arisaema hunanense Hand.-Mazz.
77. Arisaema ilanense J.C.Wang
78. Arisaema inaense (Seriz.) Seriz. ex K.Sasam. & J.Murata
79. Arisaema inclusum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. ex B.D.Jacks.
80. Arisaema intermedium Blume
81. Arisaema ishizuchiense Murata
82. Arisaema iyoanum Makino
83. Arisaema jacquemontii Blume
84. Arisaema japonicum Blume
85. Arisaema jethompsonii Thiyagaraj & P.Daniel
86. Arisaema jingdongense H.Peng & H.Li
87. Arisaema kawashimae Seriz.
88. Arisaema kayahense J.Murata
89. Arisaema kerrii Craib
90. Arisaema kishidae Makino ex Nakai
91. Arisaema kiushianum Makino
92. Arisaema kuratae Seriz.
93. Arisaema lackneri Engl.
94. Arisaema laminatum Blume
95. Arisaema langbiangense Luu, Nguyen-Phi & H.T.Van
96. Arisaema leschenaultii Blume
97. Arisaema lichiangense W.W.Sm.
98. Arisaema lidaense J.Murata & S.K.Wu
99. Arisaema liemiana Luu, H.T.Van, H.C.Nguyen & V.D.Nguyen
100. Arisaema lihengianum J.Murata & S.K.Wu
101. Arisaema limbatum Nakai & F.Maek.
102. Arisaema lingyunense H.Li
103. Arisaema lobatum Engl.
104. Arisaema longipedunculatum M.Hotta
105. Arisaema longitubum Z.X.Ma
106. Arisaema lushuiense G.W.Hu & H.Li
107. Arisaema macrospathum Benth.
108. Arisaema madhuanum Nampy & Manudev
109. Arisaema maekawae J.Murata & S.Kakish.
110. Arisaema mairei H.Lév.
111. Arisaema maximowiczii (Engl.) Nakai
112. Arisaema maxwellii Hett. & Gusman
113. Arisaema mayebarae Nakai
114. Arisaema melanostoma Z.X.Ma, X.Yun Wang & W.Y.Du
115. Arisaema meleagris Buchet
116. Arisaema menglaense Y.H.Ji, H.Li & Z.F.Xu
117. Arisaema microspadix Engl.
118. Arisaema mildbraedii Engl.
119. Arisaema minamitanii Seriz.
120. Arisaema minus (Seriz.) J.Murata
121. Arisaema monophyllum Nakai
122. Arisaema mooneyanum M.G.Gilbert & Mayo
123. Arisaema muratae Gusman & J.T.Yin
124. Arisaema muricaudatum Sivad.
125. Arisaema murrayi (J.Graham) Hook.
126. Arisaema nagiense Tom.Kobay., K.Sasam. & J.Murata
127. Arisaema nambae Kitam.
128. Arisaema negishii Makino
129. Arisaema nepenthoides (Wall.) Mart.
130. Arisaema nikoense Nakai
131. Arisaema nilamburense Sivad.
132. Arisaema nonghinense Klinrat. & Yannawat
133. Arisaema odoratum J.Murata & S.K.Wu
134. Arisaema ogatae Koidz.
135. Arisaema omkoiense Gusman
136. Arisaema ornatum Miq.
137. Arisaema ovale Nakai
138. Arisaema pachystachyum Hett. & Gusman
139. Arisaema pallidum Engl.
140. Arisaema pangii H.Li
141. Arisaema parisifolium J.Murata
142. Arisaema parvum N.E.Br. ex Hemsl.
143. Arisaema pattaniense Gagnep.
144. Arisaema peerumedense J.Mathew
145. Arisaema peltatum C.E.C.Fisch.
146. Arisaema penicillatum N.E.Br.
147. Arisaema petelotii K.Krause
148. Arisaema petiolulatum Hook.f.
149. Arisaema pianmaense H.Li
150. Arisaema pierreanum Engl.
151. Arisaema pingbianense H.Li
152. Arisaema polyphyllum (Blanco) Merr.
153. Arisaema prazeri Hook.f.
154. Arisaema propinquum Schott
155. Arisaema pseudoangustatum Seriz.
156. Arisaema psittacus E.Barnes
157. Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash
158. Arisaema quinatum (Nutt.) Schott
159. Arisaema ramulosum Alderw.
160. Arisaema ringens (Thunb.) Schott
161. Arisaema rostratum V.D.Nguyen & P.C.Boyce
162. Arisaema roxburghii Kunth
163. Arisaema rubrirhizomatum H.Li & J.Murata
164. Arisaema ruwenzoricum N.E.Br.
165. Arisaema sachalinense (Miyabe & Kudô) J.Murata
166. Arisaema saddlepeakense P.S.N.Rao & S.K.Srivast.
167. Arisaema sarracenioides E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch.
168. Arisaema saxatile Buchet
169. Arisaema sazensoo (Blume) Makino
170. Arisaema schimperianum Schott
171. Arisaema scortechinii Hook.f.
172. Arisaema seppikoense Kitam.
173. Arisaema serratum (Thunb.) Schott
174. Arisaema setosum A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma
175. Arisaema siamicum Gagnep.
176. Arisaema sikokianum Franch. & Sav.
177. Arisaema silvestrii Pamp.
178. Arisaema sinii K.Krause
179. Arisaema sizemoreae Hett. & Gusman
180. Arisaema smitinandii S.Y.Hu
181. Arisaema somalense M.G.Gilbert & Mayo
182. Arisaema souliei Buchet
183. Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart.
184. Arisaema stewardsonii Britton
185. Arisaema subulatum Manudev & Nampy
186. Arisaema sukotaiense Gagnep.
187. Arisaema taiwanense J.Murata
188. Arisaema tashiroi Kitam.
189. Arisaema tengtsungense H.Li
190. Arisaema ternatipartitum Makino
191. Arisaema thunbergii Blume
192. Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott
193. Arisaema tosaense Makino
194. Arisaema translucens C.E.C.Fisch.
195. Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott – Plant FAQs: Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema Triphyllum
196. Arisaema tuberculatum C.E.C.Fisch.
197. Arisaema ulugurense M.G.Gilbert & Mayo
198. Arisaema umbrinum Ridl.
199. Arisaema undulatifolium Nakai
200. Arisaema utile Hook.f. ex Schott
201. Arisaema vexillatum H.Hara & H.Ohashi
202. Arisaema victoriae V.D.Nguyen
203. Arisaema vietnamense Luu, Q.B.Nguyen, H.C.Nguyen & T.Q.T.Nguyen
204. Arisaema wangmoense M.T.An, H.H.Zhang & Q.Lin
205. Arisaema wardii C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
206. Arisaema wattii Hook.f.
207. Arisaema wilsonii Engl.
208. Arisaema wrayi Hemsl.
209. Arisaema xuanweiense H.Li
210. Arisaema yamatense (Nakai) Nakai
211. Arisaema yunnanense Buchet
212. Arisaema zhui H.Li

The Intriguing Life of Arisaema

What truly fascinates me about Arisaema is their unique life cycle. These plants exhibit a phenomenon known as sequential hermaphroditism, meaning they can change their sex from male to female or vice versa throughout their lifespan. This change is often influenced by environmental factors such as resource availability. In times of scarcity, the plant may conserve energy by producing male flowers, while in more favorable conditions, it may transition to female flowering to produce seeds.

This remarkable adaptability is a testament to the resilience of Arisaema and their ability to thrive in diverse environments. Their life cycle is a complex and captivating process, offering a glimpse into the intricate strategies plants employ to ensure their survival.

The Allure of the Uncommon

Arisaema are not your typical garden-variety plants. Their unusual appearance, with their hooded spathes and often elongated spadices, sets them apart from the more common floral forms. This unique morphology, coupled with their intriguing life cycle, gives them an air of mystery and allure. They are plants that invite closer inspection, prompting curiosity and wonder.

For me, the appeal of Arisaema lies in their ability to challenge conventional notions of beauty and adaptation. They are a reminder that nature is full of surprises and that there is always more to discover.

A Personal Connection

My fascination with Arisaema stems from a deep appreciation for the natural world and a desire to understand the intricate processes that govern life on Earth. These plants, with their unique beauty and remarkable adaptability, embody the wonders of nature and inspire me to continue exploring the botanical world.

I believe that Arisaema, with their captivating forms and intriguing life cycles, deserve greater recognition and appreciation. They are a testament to the diversity and resilience of life on our planet, and they serve as a constant reminder of the beauty and wonder that can be found in the natural world.