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]

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