Taxon: Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino

Summary

Genus:

Pinellia

Family:

Araceae

Subfamily:

Aroideae

Tribe:

Arisaemateae

Nomen number:

28405

Place of publication:

Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15:135. 1901 (W. Breitenbach, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37:687. 1879, nom. inval.)

Comment:

see comment in Taxon 26:338. 1977 regarding authorship

Verified:

02/14/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Arum ternatum Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arisaema cochinchinense Blume
Pinellia cochinchinense (Blume) W. Wight
Pinellia tuberifera Ten.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
Nicolson, D. H. & J. Bogner. 1977. (430) Proposal for the conservation of 787 Pinellia Tenore (1839) against Atherurus Blume (1837) (Araceae). Taxon 26:338.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Ten. ex Breitenb.
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	pinellia	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
German	dreizählige Pinellie	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Swedish	svanskalla	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	ban xia	2	American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan		incl. Ryukyus	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		e. & w.	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan (incl. Ryukyus), Taiwan

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: United States (e. & w.)

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breitenb.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28405. Accessed 12 May 2026.