Arisaema (Araceae) BSWJ1859

taiwanense v. brevipedunculatum

Sturdy mottled stems, to 1.2m, topped by a broad whirl of radiating leaflets, with long filiform tips. On a short peduncle, deep purple spathe is flecked having a wide mouth over which the limb with a long filiform tip overshadows. The creamy broad spadix in indented and spongy. Our own introduction from the high mountains of Taiwan.