Arisaema quinatum

Arisaema quinatum, the Indian turnip or jack-in-the-pulpit, is a plant species in the Araceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from Texas and Florida north to Kentucky and North Carolina.[1][2]

Arisaema quinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species:
A. quinatum
Binomial name
Arisaema quinatum
(Nutt.) Schott
Synonyms[1]
  • Arum quinatum Nutt.
  • Arisaema triphyllum subsp. quinatum (Nutt.) Huttl.
  • Arum polymorphum Buckley
  • Arisaema polymorphum (Buckley) Chapm.

Arisaema quinatum has long been regarded as a variety of or synonym of the more widespread A. triphyllum.[3] Recent authors, however, have advocated recognizing it is a distinct species.[1][4][5][6][7] The subspecies gains its distinction because it has 5 leaflets forming the leaf and the other, A. triphyllum, has 3.[8]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. quinatum (Buckley) Huttleston
  3. Flora of North America vol 22, Page 140, Arisaema triphyllum (Linnaeus) Schott
  4. Gusman, G. & Gusman, L. (2006). The Genus Arisaema. A monograph for botanists and nature lovers , ed. 2: 1-474. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell.
  5. The Plant List
  6. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Arisaema quinatum
  7. Plants for a Future
  8. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database
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