Arisaema 2009

[Robin Callens]

Hi all,

These are all the species of the section franchetiana:
They all have saucer-shaped reddish tubers with a lot of offsets.

1) A. fargesii
2) A. fargesii
3) A. franchetianum
4) A. candidissimum
5) A. lichiangense
6) A. candiddisimum x lichiangense?

Robin

[Paul T]

Great to see the comparisons, Robin.  Thanks.

[Robin Callens]

Robin, your A, dahaiense looks fantastic.  'The Moder plant', are they all individual plants or are they bulking up like that? does it set seed for you?

Johan,

Arisaemas are my favorite plants and seeing them in the wild is one of my biggest dreams. I hope to forfill this dream in the near future.
In the mean time i enjoy them in the garden. I would love to see some more pictures of your trip to Sikkim.

A. dahaiense bulks up and sets seed.

Robin

[David Shaw]

This is a useful selection of pictures of the group, Robin, thank you.
Are they all growing in your garden?

[Robin Callens]

This is a useful selection of pictures of the group, Robin, thank you.
Are they all growing in your garden?

David,

They are all growing in my garden along many other species.

Robin

[johnw]

I can't recall this one having bloomed before. It came from Vera Peck as ACE#1570 but that number refers to an Androsace.  Received 41 seeds and sown on 30 November 2001 so it should be called ex ACE#1570.   Any ideas on the species of this Arisaema? Seems quite close to another Arisaema in bloom here. Quite a long tail on both.

johnw

[johnw]

And this one was received as seed of consanguineum from the HPS.

johnw

[Robin Callens]

John,

I think both species are A. ciliatum because I believe i see ciliate mouth margins on the pictures.

Robin

[johnw]

Thanks Robin. I will check their mouthes more closely.

PS - Robin  - I checked and indeed your keen eye has caught the ciliate margins.


johnw

[Johan Nilson]

Thanks for all great comments!

I'm really glad that I was able to do this trip to Sikkim and and of course I took tons of pictures. lucky for me some turn out alright! 

It was fantastic to See plants that I have only seen in pictures before, for real in the wild. You see a lot of things you wouldn't have expected. for example Arisaemas covering the forest grounds. We manage to spot 12 species of Arisaema with a great range of variation. 

I was constantly walking around with a smile on my face!

Robin,
I can very much recommend you to try Sikkim if you want to see Ariseamas.


Afloden,
We spotted a couple of Polygonatums and some closely related plants. I'm not really sure about with species, but I think we saw species whit in  Polygonatum, Smilacina, Streptopus and Disporum. I will try to get some of the pictures posted.
 

[Johan Nilson]

Here is some more pictures from the trip.

I would be very glad forf help with names!
1 & 2, vy over the forest grounds.

3 & 4, Arisaema sp? differs very much both from A. griffithii & A. propinquum,  but maybe just a part of the big variation. very long thread always reaching the ground.

5 & 6, Arisaema 'monster'?


7 & 8, Arisaema sp.

[Lesley Cox]

What a wonderful collection Johan and what a thrill to see them in their native haunts. I like the "monster." (pic 3648) with its wide, grinning mouth and a wink of the eye. Looks like he's having a real joke with you.

[Paul T]

John,

Great to see them in situ.  Thanks.  I love the monster and that last species.  Both are very striking.

[johanneshoeller]

Unknown Arisaema (with leaves, the flowers which you cannot see are under the leaves, 30-40 cm tall)

[Johan Nilson]

Johan, Did you see any Polygonatum in Sikkim?

Aaron,

Here is some of the Polygonatums we came across

1, Polygonatum hookerii
2, Polygonatum hookerii white form
3, Polygonatum cirrhifolium
4, Polygonatum sp.
5, Polygonatym sp.
6, Streptopus simplex
7, Streptopus simplex
8, Smilacina sp.(the plants we came across where not taller then 15 cm)
9, Smilacina oleracea

I will be glad for  help with names