Arisaema translucens C.E.C.Fisch. (1933:344)
Translucent cobra lilly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 16 June 1932 (Prabhukumar et al., 2017)
Rediscovered on: 3 June 2016 (collection); later in 2016 (recognition) (Prabhukumar et al., 2017)
Distribution
Nilgiris, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fischer, C. E. C. (1933). New or little known plants from South India II. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1933: 339-357.
Other references:
Fischer, C. E. C. (1934). New or little known plants from South India III. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1934: 165-172. https://doi.org/10.2307/4114296
Gusman, G. and Gusman, L. (2002). The Genus Arisaema: A Monograph for Botanists and Nature Lovers. Portland: Timber Press. 450 pp.
Manudev, K. M., Arunkumar, P.G. and Nampy, Santhosh. (2019). Taxonomic revision of Arisaema (Araceae) sect. Sinarisaema in India. Rheedea 29(2): 119-173.
Noble, William A. (2004). The aftermath of the Pleistocene in the Upper Nilgiris of southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 101(1): 29-63 [57].
Prabhukumar, Konickal Mambetta et al. (2017). Rediscovery of Arisaema translucens (Araceae) and notes on A. tuberculatum, two strict endemics of Nilgiris, India. Phytotaxa 306(1): 85-90. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.306.1.7
Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India: Compiled from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/3657/arisaema-translucens
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Translucent%20Cobra%20Lily.html
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/extremely-rare-cobra-lily-rediscovered-in-india-after-84-years/