Arisaema concinnum

Schott

Chinese cobra lily

AraceaeRootsPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Corm, Tuber, Root

The corms are eaten as a famine food but only after repeated boiling to remove oxalates.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in pine forest, broad-leaved forest between 2100-3100 m in China. They suit cool shady forest areas.

Asia, Australia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Tibet,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A fleshy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 75 cm high. The corm is rounded and 5 cm across. There are 7-11 leaflets. They are oblong to sword shaped and 15-30 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 60 cm long. The blade ends in a curved tail.

How to Grow

They can be grown from corms or pieces of the rhizome.

Notes

There are about 150-170 Arisaema species.

Names & Synonyms

Wange, Zhou xu nan xing

Arisaema affine SchottArisaema alienatum Schott:

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