Pinellia ternata (Araceae)

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Pinellia ternata
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The Pinellia ternata plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Araceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as P. tubifera.

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Latin Name:  Pinellia ternata
Family:  Araceae
Author:  (Thunb.)Breit.

Known Hazards:  The plant is toxic[147]. This report probably refers to the presence of calcium oxylate. This is toxic and if consumed makes the mouth and digestive tract feel as though hundreds of needles are being stuck into it. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant[172].

Mature Height:  0.2   Mature Width:  0.15

Habitat:  Cultivated fields and roadsides all over Japan[58]. Shady and damp grass thickets on mountain sides and stream edges[147].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown when given a rich soil, it requires plenty of water in the growing season[1]. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade[188]. This species is cultivated as a medicinal plant in China[178]. Plants produce bulbils in their leaf axils and when growing in suitable conditions can become invasive[188, 238]. The plants can be naturalized in woodland[1].

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