Araceae FAMILY

Arisaema franchetianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arisaema franchetianum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a tuber that is usually renewed seasonally. The plant produces a single leaf 20 - 50cm tall with a flowering stem 10 - 30cm tall. The tuber also produces some tubercles around its base - these become separated from the old tuber at the end of the season, growing on in subsequent years to form new plants[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar

HabitatForests, thickets, grasslands; at elevations from 900 - 3,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].