Thank you Pascal for taking the time to explain it. We have both varieties 
growing together here and the leaf shape, stalk colour and the fruit (growing 
on a stem and of a different colour) are all different. But now that you 
explain its polymorphism, it makes sense.

Regards,
Ashwini

> On 20-Aug-2015, at 6:40 pm, Pascal Bruggeman <coryba...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The narrow leaflets confirm it is the form previously named as (var.) 
> curvatum but that form is no longer given a separate taxonomic status and is 
> one of the many synonyms of the polymorphic Arisaema tortuosum. As a result 
> his plant is just Arisaema tortuosum.  For similar reasons (var.) 
> helleborifolium is also just tortuosum. In the current treatment tortuosum 
> has no varieties, forma's or subspecies, it is just very variable due to its 
> wide distribution range.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pascal
> 
> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:43:14 +0530
> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:226547] Arisaema tortuosum var. curvatum 
> ABJUN01/14
> From: jmga...@gmail.com
> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
> CC: ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com
> 
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
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> From: Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com 
> <mailto:ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com>>
> Date: 16 August 2015 at 18:19
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:226547] Arisaema tortuosum var. curvatum 
> ABJUN01/14
> To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com <mailto:jmga...@gmail.com>>
> Cc: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com 
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> 
> I think this is the same species. The fruit is here so I thought it good to 
> confirm if it is indeed Arisaema tortuosum var. curvatum. It’s fairly clear 
> that it’s A. tortuosum (as confirmed by Krishan Lal ji) but is it the var. 
> curvatum?
> 
> Thanks.
> Ashwini
> 
> <_MG_9647_15August15.jpg><_MG_9649_15August15.jpg><_MG_9652_15August15.jpg><_MG_9656_15August15.jpg>
> On 05-Jul-2015, at 10:11 pm, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:jmga...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> A reply:
> "It should also  be Arseama tortuosum
> Krishan lal"
> 
> Thanks, Kishan Lal ji.
> 
> On 5 July 2015 at 20:27, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:jmga...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
> Some earlier relevant feedback:
> efi page on Arisaema tortuosum 
> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/araceae/arisaema/arisaema-tortuosum>
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> <mailto:ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com>>
> Date: 28 June 2015 at 13:10
> Subject: [efloraofindia:226547] Arisaema tortuosum var. curvatum ABJUN01/14
> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com 
> <mailto:indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>>
> 
> 
> And this one is closer home. I photographed it yesterday on my phone. Please 
> correct me if I am wrong in identifying it.
> 
> Arisaema tortuosum var. curvatum, Curved-hood Cobra Lily
> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
> 1800m
> 27 June 2015.
> 
> Thanks.
> Ashwini
> 
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