Pinellia ternata

The threefold Pinellia (Pinellia ternata, syn. Arum ternatum Thunb., Tubifera Pinellia Ten.) Is a species of the genus Pinellia (Pinellia) in the family of aroids (Araceae).

The threefold Pinelli is a spring-green, perennial herbaceous plant, 20-30 cm plant height reached. It forms spherical nodules as Überdauerungsorgane, which have a diameter of about 12 mm. In the leaf axils Brutknöllchen be formed. The stalked leaves are two to five and three-piece 5-6, rarely long and 12 centimeters. The leaf stalk is 15-20 cm long. The middle leaflet is oblong-lanceolate.

It is rounded (not flattened). It will be formed for the typical family of Araceae inflorescences. The Blütenstandsschaft is 25-35 cm long. The piston is divided into a male sterile and female section. The green to whitish-green and purple spathe is on edge over the rest of the female, 2 cm-long part of the inflorescence inside constricted, dark purple outside and green inside. The spathe is 5-7 inches long, dull, and its boiler is closed at the bottom. The sterile part of the bulb is 3 mm long. The male section is 5-7 mm long. The Kolbenfortsatz is much thicker than the spathe at the base and has a diameter of three millimeters.

The flowering period extends from May to July. The pollination is done by midges.

Are formed seeded, egg-shaped, yellowish green berries.

Use
The threefold Pinelli is rarely used as an ornamental plant in perennial beds on ways and is considered a plant lover.

Although the raw tuber is poisonous, it serves as food. The poison is destroyed by thorough cooking and drying. To obtain the tubers this kind in the country is grown.

Medical effects are known. For this species in China is grown. Chinese name for the drug Ban Xia.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreiz%C3%A4hlige_Pinellie
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