Plant Diversity ›› 1980, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (04): 1-3.

• Articles •    

HIMALAYAS--HENGDUAN MOUNTAINS--THE CENTRE OF DISTRIBUTI0N AND DIFFERENTIATION 0F THE GENUS ARISAEMA --T0 DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS AB0UT THE ORIGIN AND MIGRATI0N OF THIS GENUS

Li Hen   

  1. Kunmming Institute of Botany,Academia sinica
  • Online:1980-08-25 Published:1980-08-25

Abstract: The genus Arisaema is one of the large genera of Araceae. At present 151 species have been recognised, of which 139 species or 92% have been collected from Asia, 6 from eastern Africa, 6 from eastern North America, but none have been found from Australia, Europe or from South America, This may serve as an indication of its Laurasian origin centering in Asia.

Key words: Himalaya, origin, migration, genus