Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott
Last updated: 03 Nov 2016
Scientific Name
Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott
Synonyms
Arisaema pumilum Blume, Arum auriculatum Sims, Arum orixense Roxb. ex. Andrews, Arum orixense Roxb., Arum pumilum Lam., Arum trilobatum Linn., Desmesia orixensis (Roxb. ex Andrews) Raf., Dracunculus trilobatus (L.) Raf., Typhonium orixense (Roxb. ex Andrews) Schott, Typhonium siamense Engl., Typhonium triste Griff. [1]
Vernacular Name
| Malaysia | Keladi puyuh [2] |
| India | anaiyatikkaku [3]. |
Geographical Distributions
No documentation.
Botanical Description
Typhonium trilobatum is a member of the Araceae family. The tubers are rounded, white, with small inequalities and having many fibers issuing from the apex. The leaves are radical, stalked, deeply trilobed. The lobes are ovate, pointed, a little scalloped, smooth about 20-25 cm wide, and of the same length. Petioles are erect, round, tapering, striated and about 30cm long, sheathing and embracing one another at the base. Spathe is shorter than the petiole, striated, erect, red inside and herbaceous outside. The spandix, at the base is surrounded with ovaries, crowned with many yellow, branched filaments. The middle is covered with anthers while the apex is scarlet, as long as the rest of the spandix, erect, tapering, subulate from a concave broad base. [4]
Cultivation
No documentation.
Chemical Constituent
T. trilobatum has been reported to contain carotene, folic acid, niacin; thiamine; sterols; beta-sitosterol. [5]
Plant Part Used
No documentation.
Traditional Use
No documentation.
Preclinical Data
No documentation
Clinical Data
No documentation
Dosage
No documentation
Poisonous Management
No documentation
Line drawing
No documentation
References
- The Plant List. Ver1.1. Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott [homepage on the Internet]. c2013 [updated 2012 Mar 23; cited 2016 Apr 19]. Available from: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-209540
- Burkill IH. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Volume 2. London: Published on behalf of the governments of the Straits settlements and Federated Malay states by the Crown agents for the colonies; 1935. p. 2195
- Quattrocchi U. CRC world dictionary of medicinal and poisonous plants: Common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Volume V R-Z. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press; 2012. p. 664.
- Lindley J. Flora medica: A botanical account of all the more important plants used in Medicine. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, and Longmans, 1838; p. 603.
- Khare CP. Indian medicinal plants: An illustrated dictionary. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2007; p. 681.
