Arisaema
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Arisaema speciosum, in flower
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin arum (“Arum dracunculus, now Dracunculus vulgaris”) + Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), for the dark purplish-red stripes on several species' spathes
Proper noun
Arisaema n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – Jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Arisaemateae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Arisaema speciosum (cobralily, showy cobralily) - type species; Arisaema amurense, Arisaema concinnum, Arisaema consanguineum, Arisaema dracontium (green dragon), Arisaema elephas, Arisaema erubescens, Arisaema fargesii, Arisaema fimbriatum, Arisaema flavum, Arisaema formosanum, Arisaema griffithii, Arisaema heterophyllum, Arisaema honbaense, Arisaema japonicum, Arisaema macrospathum, Arisaema nepenthoides, Arisaema ovale, Arisaema peninsulae, Arisaema polyphyllum, Arisaema propinquum (Wallich's cobra lily), Arisaema ringens, Arisaema serratum (Japanese arisaema), Arisaema sikokianum, Arisaema thunbergii (Asian jack-in-the-pulpit), Arisaema tortuosum (whipcord cobra lily), Arisaema tosaense, Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) - other species
References
Arisaema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arisaema on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Arisaema on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Arisaema at USDA Plants database
- Arisaema at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arisaema at the Catalogue of Life
- Arisaema at Encyclopedia of Life
- Arisaema at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Aroideae at APWeb
- Arisaema at The Plant List
