Arisaema dracontium

Arisaema dracontium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Arisaemateae
Genus: Arisaema
Species: Arisaema dracontium

Name

Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott, 1832

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arum dracontium L., Sp. Pl.: 964 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Muricauda dracontium (L.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 227 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Arum exsertum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 260 (1796).
  • Arisaema boscii Blume, Rumphia 1: 104 (1836).
  • Arisaema plukenetii Blume, Rumphia 1: 110 (1836).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Masachusettes; Mexico Northeast; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Qubec; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
• Schott, H.W. in H. Schott & S. L. Endlicher, 1832. Melet. Bot. 17.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Arisaema dracontium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Arisaema dracontium. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 31 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Arisaema dracontium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Arisaema dracontium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arisaema dracontium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Green Dragon

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