786.000 Arisaema C. Martius

Herbs with nearly globose corms. Leaves usually appearing with flowers 1-2(-3), erect lamina medium to dark green; palmately or pedately divided; base rounded or obtuse; petiole larger than lamina. Inflorescence peduncle erect, nearly equal to leaves; spathe variously coloured or striped; distal part open at maturity. Flowers small perianth absent. Fruit berries; glossy orange or bright red; not embedded in spadix. Seeds 1-6, sometimes with mucilage.

Worldwide: 170 species mainly in temperate Asia, America and Africa.

Burundi: 1 taxon.