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American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2012, 3, 114-118 /10.4236/ajps.2012.31012 Published Online January 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajps) Correlation between Sex Stages and Leaf Numbers in Arisaema tosaense Makino (Araceae) 1 1 2,3 3 3 Yuko Muramatsu , Kanako Matsuyama , Hiroshi Hayakawa , Yukio Minamiya , Katsura Ito , Ryo Arakawa3, Tatsuya Fukuda3* 1Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan; 2United Graduate School of Agricultural Sci- ences, Ehime University, Nankoku, Japan; 3Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan. * Email: tfukuda@kochi-u.ac.jp th st th Received June 19 , 2011; revised July 1 , 2011; accepted August 15 , 2011 ABSTRACT Arisaema tosaense Makino develops either 1 or 2 leaves during both the male and female phases. To clarify the rela- tionship between growth stage (sexual stage) and leaf number in this species, we conducted morphological analysis us- ing A. tosaense , A. japonicum Bulme, A. sikokianum French. Sav., and A. ringens (Thunb.) Schott. We found that increase in size of pseudostem of these Arisaema species is correlated to changes in the growth stage from sterile to male and from male to female phases. In particular, 1-leaf individuals of A. tosaense appeared at the beginning of both male and female phases, suggesting that they contribute to the earlier appearance of the fertile phase from sterile stages. Keywords: Araceae; Arisaema tosaense ; Fertile Phases; Leaf Number; Morphology 1. Introduction a spadix-appendage that is clavate and thickened at the