Arisaema serratum

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A tuber plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It is 1-1.5 m high. The leaf stalk is pale green with red spots. There are two leaves with leaflets that radiate. There are 5-11 sword shaped leaflets. The edges can be wavy or toothed. The bract around the flower is hooded and green or red. It can sometimes be striped or spotted. It is 8-13 cm long. The flower stalk is fleshy. It can be club shaped. It is 4-5 cm long.

There are about 150-170 Arisaema species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests, below 500 m altitude in northern China. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, root, corm

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cheollamsae-i, Cheonnamseong, Namseong

Synonyms

Arum serratum Thunberg; Arum japonicum Blume; Arisaema japonicum; Arisaema japonicum var. serratum Engler; Arisaema peninsulae Nakai; Arisaema angustata Engler; Arisaema serratum var. blumei Makino; Arisaema takesimense Nakai; and several others