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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Arisaema
| species = acuminatum
| authority = [[John Kunkel Small|Small]]{{r|IPNI}}
|synonyms = {{Species list
| Arisaema triphyllum var. acuminatum  |(Small) Engl.
}}
|synonyms_ref = {{r|POWO}}
}}
'''''Arisaema acuminatum''''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the arum [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]].{{r|POWO}} It is a member of the [[Arisaema triphyllum#Description|''Arisaema triphyllum'' complex]], a group of closely related [[Taxon|taxa]] in eastern North America. The specific name ''acuminatum'' means "with a long, narrow and pointed tip",{{r|Gledhill 2008}} which describes the shape of the [[spathe]] hood. The species is commonly known as the '''Florida Jack-in-the-pulpit'''.{{r|FSUS 2022}}
==Description==
''Arisaema acuminatum'' is a [[herbaceous]], [[perennial plant|perennial]], flowering plant growing from a [[corm]]. Like other members of the [[Arisaema triphyllum#Description|''Arisaema triphyllum'' complex]], it has three leaflets per leaf. Its spathe hood is wholly green, "over twice as long as broad", with a long-[[acuminate]] tip.{{sfnp|Small|1903|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376878#page/236/mode/1up pp.&nbsp;226&ndash;227]}}{{r|Ward 2012}}
==Taxonomy==
''Arisaema acuminatum'' was first described and named by [[John Kunkel Small]] in 1903.{{r|IPNI}} Its [[type specimen]] was collected in [[Clearwater, Florida]],{{sfnp|Small|1903|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376878#page/1338/mode/1up p.&nbsp;1328]}} a city on Florida's west coast. At the time, Small believed that the species was [[endemic]] to Florida.{{sfnp|Small|1903|loc=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376878#page/236/mode/1up pp.&nbsp;226&ndash;227]}}
''Arisaema acuminatum'' is a member of the [[Arisaema triphyllum#Taxonomy|''Arisaema triphyllum'' complex]], a group of closely related taxa that also includes ''Arisaema pusillum'', ''Arisaema quinatum'', ''Arisaema stewardsonii'', and ''Arisaema triphyllum''. {{As of|March 2023}}, most authorities consider ''Arisaema acuminatum'' to be a [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] for ''Arisaema triphyllum'' or ''A.&nbsp;triphyllum var.&nbsp;''acuminatum''.{{r|FNA:222000013|AoFP|Ward 2012|wfo-0000269302|ITIS}} A few authorities accept ''Arisaema acuminatum'' and the other species-level members of the complex.{{r|POWO|FSUS 2022}}
==Distribution and habitat==
''Arisaema acuminatum'' occurs primarily in [[Central Florida]], hence the common name '''Florida Jack-in-the-pulpit'''.{{r|FSUS 2022}} Its range extends southward into the Florida peninsula and northward along the coast of eastern Georgia. It is claimed to occur in east Texas as well,{{r|POWO}} but confirmation of that claim is needed.
==Conservation==
The global conservation status of ''Arisaema acuminatum'' is unknown.
==References==
{{Reflist|40em|refs=
<ref name="AoFP">{{cite web |title=''Arisaema triphyllum'' |url=https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=594 |website=Atlas of Florida Plants |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="FNA:222000013">{{eFloras|1|222000013|Arisaema triphyllum |family=Araceae |first=Sue A. |last=Thompson |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="FSUS 2022">{{cite web |title=''Arisaema acuminatum'' {{small|Small}} |url=https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/show-taxon-detail.php?taxonid=7063 |website=Flora of the Southeastern United States (2022 Edition) |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="Gledhill 2008">{{cite book |last1=Gledhill |first1=David |title=The Names of Plants |year=2008 |edition=4th |page=36 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC |isbn=978-0-521-86645-3}}</ref>
<ref name="IPNI">{{IPNI |id=19070-2 |taxon=''Arisaema acuminatum'' |authority={{small|Small}} |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=42525 |taxon=''Arisaema triphyllum'' {{small|(L.) Schott}} |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="POWO">{{cite POWO |id=19070-2 |title=''Arisaema acuminatum'' {{small|Small}} |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="Ward 2012">{{cite journal |last1=Ward |first1=Daniel B. |title=Keys to the flora of Florida - 31, ''Arisaema'' (Araceae) |journal=Phytologia |date=August 2012 |volume=94 |issue=2 |pages=151–158 |url=https://www.phytologia.org/uploads/2/3/4/2/23422706/942151-158_ward_arisaema_flora_31.pdf |access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="wfo-0000269302">{{cite web |title=''Arisaema acuminatum'' {{small|Small}} |url=http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000269302 |website=The World Flora Online |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last1=Small |first1=John Kunkel |author-link1=John Kunkel Small |title=Flora of the Southeastern United States |date=1903 |location=New York |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376878#page/1/mode/1up |access-date=3 March 2023}}
* {{cite web |last1=Weakley |first1=Alan S. |author2=Southeastern Flora Team |title=Flora of the southeastern United States |publisher=University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden |date=2022 |url-access=registration |url=https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/flora-request/}}
==External links==
* {{cite web |title=''Arisaema acuminatum'' |url=http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=4040 |website=NameThatPlant.net: Native and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia |access-date=2 March 2023}}
* {{cite web |title=''Arisaema acuminatum'' |url=https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Arisaema.acuminatum |website=JSTOR Global Plants |access-date=4 March 2023}}
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[[Category:Arisaema|acuminatum]]
[[Category:Flora of Florida]]
[[Category:Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1903]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Kunkel Small]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]
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