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Arisaema tortuosum
This is a yam. The hooded bract and snakey like inflorescence give rise to the name snake lily, cobra lily etc. Indigenous people of the forest eat the tuber as a vegetable.
Leaves and inflorescence appear during the south west monsoons in the Western Ghats of India. Tubers remain dormant in the dry season.
Spotted on Jun 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012
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