Whipcord Cobra Lily
Arisaema tortuosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-November
How to identify Whipcord Cobra Lily
Identify Whipcord Cobra Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Twisted whip-like spadix appendage.
- Confirm leaf shape: Compound/divided.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Araceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Whipcord Cobra Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arisaema tortuosum
- Genus
- Arisaema
- Family
- Araceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Compound/dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Whipcord Cobra Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- सर्पको मकै
About Whipcord Cobra Lily
Whipcord cobra lily (Arisaema tortuosum) is a herb in the Araceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 14 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Araceae
Arum family
Whipcord Cobra Lily belongs to the Araceae family.
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