Pinellia pedatisecta

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has tubers 4 cm across. There are 1-3 leaves. The leaf stalk is greenish and 20-70 cm across. It forms a sheath at the base. The leaves have 6-11 leaflets. These are sword shaped and wedge shaped at the base. The central leaflet is 15-18 cm long and later ones are smaller.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and valleys and shaded areas below 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Tibet

How it is used for food

The young leaves are cooked in stir fries and eaten.

They are only occasionally eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hu zhang, Luoa

Synonyms

Arisaema cochinchinese Blume; Pinellia cochinchinensis (Blume) W. Wight; Pinellia tuberifera var. pedatisecta (Schott) Engl.; Pinellia wawrae Engl.;