Blushing cobra lily
Arisaema erubescens
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A herb. It is a taro family plant. The tuber is round and flattened and 2-7 cm across. There is one leaf. The leaf stalk is 100 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are 18-23 leaflets spread out in a ring. They are narrowly oval and 16-28 cm long by 2-20 mm wide. The flower stalk is 75 cm long. The fruit are red berries.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in pine and mixed forests and on grassy slopes and lake sides below 3,200 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
How it is used for food
The young leaves are cooked and eaten in stir fried dishes. They are boiled and dried then cooked as a vegetable. The corm is repeatedly boiled then eaten.
Edible parts
Leaves, corm - caution, root, flowers, stem
How it is grown
In Yunnan the leaves are harvested in June and July.
Its other names
Local names
Chari banko, Gurbe, Jhyapuli, Reduo, Rihaxiluo, Tuo