Arisaema quinatum

Arisaema quinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species:
A. quinatum
Binomial name
Arisaema quinatum
(Nutt.) Schott
Synonyms
Arisaema quinatum
  • Arisaema polymorphum (Buckley) Chapm.
  • Arum polymorphum Buckley
  • Arum quinatum Nutt.
  • Arisaema triphyllum subsp. quinatum (Nutt.) Huttl.

Arisaema quinatum is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of closely related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name quinatum means "divided into five lobes", a reference to its characteristic leaves. It is commonly known as the southern Jack-in-the-pulpit (or southern Jack) but some refer to it as Preacher John.