Arisaema
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Araceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Genus Description - Monoecious or dioecious; fls covering the basal part of a fleshy spadix that is subtended by a green or purple-brown spathe; perianth none; staminate fls above the pistillate, composed of 2–5 subsessile anthers opening apically; pistillate fls consisting of a unilocular ovary with 1–several basal orthotropous ovules and a broad stigma; fr a cluster of globose red berries, each with 1–3 seeds; cormose perennials with long-petioled compound lvs. 150, irregularly cosmop.