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Arisaema flavum

Synonyms: Arum flavum (homotypic); Dochafa flava (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Arisaema flavum (Konso litota or panshalla) is a species of flowering plant widespread across eastern Africa and southern Asia. It is native to Ethiopia, Somalia, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Assam, Himalayas, Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan.
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Infraspecies

Arisaema flavum flavum
Arisaema flavum tibeticum

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Hazards [1]  The plant contains calcium oxylate crystals. These cause an extremely unpleasant sensation similar to needles being stuck into the mouth and tongue if they are eaten but they are easily neutralized by thoroughly drying or cooking the plant or by steeping it in water.
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Flies
Usage [1]  Used as a pesticide; No further details are given, but the report might be referring to the tubers.
Height [1]  14 inches (0.35 m)
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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0