Taxon: Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Arisaema triphyllum subsp. pusillum (no accessions)
• Arisaema triphyllum subsp. stewardsonii (no accessions)
• Arisaema triphyllum subsp. triphyllum (no accessions)

Common names:

• Indian-turnip   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• jack-in-the-pulpit   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• petit prêcheur   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  
• dreiblättriger Feuerkolben   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Eur Gard F)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Gen Arisaema)
  
• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Arisaema triphyllum from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Eastern Canada: Canada - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario [s.], Prince Edward Island, Quebec [s.]
  Western Canada: Canada - Manitoba [s.e.]
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas [e.], Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska [e.], North Dakota [e.], Oklahoma [e.], South Dakota [e.], Wisconsin
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas

• also cultivated

References:

• Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2.
• Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
• Gusman, G. & L. Gusman. 2003. The genus Arisaema.
• Hara, H. 1971. Flora of eastern Himalaya. v. 1:1966, v. 2:1971, v. 3:1975 2:326.
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. [with four subspecies].
• Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
• Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
• Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas.
• Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
• Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. [= A. atrorubens].
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Arisaema triphyllum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Arisaema triphyllum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Arisaema triphyllum.

Synonyms:

• (=) Arisaema atrorubens (Aiton) Blume
  
• Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash [≡ Arisaema triphyllum subsp. pusillum]
  
• Arisaema quinatum Nutt. [= Arisaema triphyllum subsp. pusillum]
  
• Arisaema stewardsonii Britton [≡ Arisaema triphyllum subsp. stewardsonii]
  
• Arisaema triphyllum var. pusillum Peck [≡ Arisaema triphyllum subsp. pusillum]
  
• (=) Arum atrorubens Aiton
  
• Arum triphyllum L. [≡ Arisaema triphyllum subsp. triphyllum]
  

Check other web resources for Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott:

• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Arisaema triphyllum cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

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