Does size matter? The integrated roles of light, adaptive sex expression, and hybridization in a widespread Arisaema (Araceae) species from western Japan

Preprint ARPHA Preprints https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e177788 (13 Nov 2025) https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e177788 (13 Nov 2025) Published in: Plant Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.177783 Other versions: - Preprint InfoPreprint Info - CiteCite - MetricsMetrics - CommentComment - RelatedRelated - CitedCited ARPHA Preprints doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e177788 First posted 13 Nov 2025 Authors Justin Scholten - Corresponding author Cornell University, Ithaca, United States of America Cornell University, Ithaca, United States of America Conflict of interest The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Supporting agencies This work was supported by funds provided by the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Research, the Torrey Botanical Society, the Society of Systematic Biologists, the Mario Einaudi Center of International Studies, and the Moore Fund of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium. Additionally, the stipend of the first author was supported in part by the Tara Atluri Memorial Fund. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.