Arisaema tortuosum, the whipcord cobra lily, is a plant species in the family Araceae.[1] It has a distinctive purple or green whip-like spadix which arises from the mouth of its "jack-in the-pulpit" flower and may be up to 30 cm long.[1] Flowers may be male or bisexual. The clustered fruits are green at first, ripening to red.[2] The plant grows in large clumps and can be up to 2 metres in height.[1]
It occurs in rhododendron forest, scrub, and alpine meadows in the Himalayas, western China, southern India and Myanmar.[1]
The species is readily propagated from seed or offsets.[2]