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].

Propagation Notes: Seed - we have no information but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible otherwise in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division of offsets as new growth begins in spring[238]. Bulbils from the leaf axils can be potted up in late summer and be planted out in late spring[238].

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