Synopsis of specimens examined –Araceae

1. Alocasia fornicata (Kunth) Schott

Eastern Nepal: Siraha (Madhesh Province); Jhapa (Koshi Province).

 2.Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don

Central Nepal: Baglung, Kaski (Gandaki Province).

3. Alocasia navicularis (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) K Koch & C.D.Bouché

Eastern Nepal: Ilam (Koshi Province). 

4. Amorphophallus bulbifer (Schott) Blume

Western Nepal: Banke (Lumbini Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha, Sunsari, Taplejung, Udayapur (Koshi Province).

5. Amorphophallus napalensis (Wall.) Bogner & Mayo

Western Nepal: Banke (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Kaski (Gandaki Province), Dolakha, Lalitpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

6. Ariopsis protanthera (Engl. & K.Krause) N.E.Br. ex Govaerts & Frodin

Western Nepal: Surkhet (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Baglung, Kaski, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Rasuwa (Bagmati Province).

7. Arisaema concinnum Schott

            Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province); Jajarkot (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Kaski, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur,

Makwanpur, Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Morang, Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

8. Arisaema consanguineum Schott

Western Nepal: Bajhang, Doti (Sudur Paschim Province); Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot,

Mugu, Surkhet (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Mustang, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Bhaktapur, Dhading, Dolakha,

Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Terhathum (Koshi Province).

9. Arisaema costatum (Wall.) Mart.

Western Nepal: Dang, Pyuthan (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Mustang, Myagdi, Parbat (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur,

Nuwakot, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta (Koshi Province).

10. Arisaema echinatum (Wall.) Schott

Central Nepal: Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Kathmandu, Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha, Terathum (Koshi Province).

11. Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott

Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province)

Central Nepal: Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Makwanpur,

Nuwakot, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Okhaldhunga, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu (Koshi Province).

12. Arisaema exappendiculatum H.Hara

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Kaski, Manang (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Ramechhap, Rasuwa,

Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Ilam, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Terhathum (Koshi Province).

13. Arisaema flavum (Forssk.) Schott

Western Nepal: Dadeldhura (Sudurpaschim Province); Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu

(Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Manang, Mustang, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Sindhupalchok

(Bagmati Province).

14. Arisaema griffithii Schott

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Kaski, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

15. Arisaema intermedium Blume

Western Nepal: Doti (Sudur Paschim Province); Dolpa (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Manang, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur,

Makwanpur, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Okhaldhunga, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Terhathum (Koshi Province).

16. Arisaema jacquemontii Blume

Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province); Dailekh, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Mugu,

Rukum (Karnali Province); Bardiya, Pyuthan (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Baglung, Gorkha, Kaski, Manang, Mustang (Gandaki Province); Dolakha,

Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Taplejung, Terhathum (Koshi

Province).

17. Arisaema nepenthoides (Wall.) Mart.

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Kaski, Mustang, Myagdi, Parbat (Gandaki Province); Dhading,

Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

18. Arisaema propinquum Schott

Western Nepal: Dailekh, Dolpa (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Ramechhap, Rasuwa,

Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Okhaldhunga, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

19. Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart.

Central Nepal: Dhading, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Morang, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Terhathaum (Koshi Province).

20. Arisaema speciosum var. mirabile (Schott) Engl.

            Central Nepal: Dhading (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Solukhumbu, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

21. Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott

Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province); Dailekh, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot,

Mugu, Salyan, Surkhet (Karnali Province); Pyuthan, Rolpa (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Kaski, Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi (Gandaki Province);

Dhading, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Makwanpur, Ramechhap, Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Ilam, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Terhathum (Koshi Province).

22. Arisaema utile Hook.f. ex Schott

Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province); Jajarkot, Jumla, Mugu (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Kaski, Manang, Mustang (Gandaki Province); Kathmandu, Lalitpur,

Makwanpur, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Okhaldhunga, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

23. Arisaema vexillatum H.Hara & H.Ohashi

Central Nepal: Ramechhap (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

24. Colocasia affinis Schott

Central Nepal: Gorkha (Gandaki Province).

25. Colocasia esculenta(L.) Schott

Western Nepal: Doti (Sudur Paschim Province); Jajarkot (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Chitwan, Dhading, Makwanpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Taplejung (Koshi Province).

26. Colocasia fallax Schott

Central Nepal: Manang (Gandaki Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

27. Lasia spinosa(L.) Thwaites

Central Nepal: Chitwan, Makwanpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

28. Lemna minorL.

Western Nepal: Kalikot (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Kaski (Gandaki Province); Lalitpur (Bagmati Province).

29. Lemna perpusilla Torr.

            Western Nepal: Jumla (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Baglung, Gorkha, Lamjung (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu

(Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

30. Pistia stratiotesL.

Western Nepal: Kanchanpur, Kailali (Sudurpaschim Province); Banke (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Dhanusha (Madhesh Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Sunsari (Koshi Province).

31. Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.

Central Nepal: Kathmandu, Sindhuli (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Bhojpur, Ilam, Jhapa, Sunsari (Koshi Province).

32. Remusatia hookerianaSchott

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Kaski, Myagdi (Gandaki Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Tehrathum (Koshi Province).

33. Remusatia pumila(D.Don) H. Li. & A. Hay

Western Nepal: Bajhang, Kailali (Sudur Paschim Province); Dailekh, Kalikot, Salyan,

Surkhet (Karnali Province); Dang, Pyuthan (Lumbini Province) 

Central Nepal: Baglung, Kaski, Manang, Parbat (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu,

Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Ilam, Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

34. Remusatia vivipara(Roxb.) Schott

Western Nepal: Rolpa (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Kaski, Myagdi (Gandaki Province); Bhaktapur, Dolakha, Kathmandu,

Lalitpur, Makwanpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Sunsari, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

35. Rhaphidophora decursiva (Roxb.) Schott

Central Nepal: Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

36. Rhaphidophora glauca(Wall.) Schott

Western Nepal: Doti (Sudur Paschim Province)

Central Nepal: Palpa (Lumbini Province), Gorkha, Kaski (Gandaki Province); Dolakha,

Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Makwanpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Morang, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

37. Sauromatum brevipes (Hook. f.) N.E.Br.

Western Nepal: Surkhet (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta, Ilam, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha (Koshi Province).

38. Sauromatum diversifolium(Wall. ex Schott) Cusimano &Hett.

Western Nepal: Bajhang (Sudur Paschim Province); Dailekh, Dolpa, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu

(Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Baglung, Manang, Mustang (Gandaki Province); Dolakha, Kathmandu,

Lalitpur, Ramechhap, Rasuwa (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Dhankuta (Koshi Province).

39. Sauromatum venosum(Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth

Western Nepal: Bardiya (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Baglung, Syangja (Gandaki Province).

40. Scindapsus officinalis(Roxb.) Schott

Western Nepal: Doti, Kailali (Sudur Paschim Province); Surkhet (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Chitwan, Dhading, Makwanpur (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Ilam, Jhapa, Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung (Koshi Province).

41. Spirodela polyrhiza(L.) Schleiden

Western Nepal: Banke (Lumbini Province)

Central Nepal: Chitwan, Kathmandu (Bagmati Province)

Eastern Nepal: Sunsari (Koshi Province).

42. Typhonium trilobatum(L.) Schott

Western Nepal: Jumla (Karnali Province)

Central Nepal: Gorkha, Manang (Gandaki Province); Chitwan (Bagmati Province).