Pinellia tripartita

Pinellia tripartita
Pinellia tripartita. Note that each leaf is divided into three parts.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Pinellia
Species:	P. tripartita
Binomial name
Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott
Synonyms
Pinellia tripartita f. atropurpurea Pinellia tripartita var. atropurpurea Pinellia ternata var. viridis Atherurus tripartitus Blume Arisaema tripartitum(Blume) Engl.

Pinellia tripartita ^[1] is a species of Pinellia in the Arum family (Araceae). ^{[2] [3]} Purported common names include green dragon (the same as other members of its genus) and voodoo lily (the same as Amorphophallus konjac ). A purple variety goes by purple dragon. It is found in Japan, including Okinawa, the Korean peninsula, and infrequently in eastern China.

References

1. Schott, 1856 In: Syn. Aroid. : 5
2. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.