Dracontium polyphyllum

Dracontium polyphyllum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lasioideae
Genus: Dracontium
Species: Dracontium polyphyllum

Name

Dracontium polyphyllum L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Eutereia nigricans Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 12 (1838).
  • Amorphophallus wallisii Regel, Gartenflora 10: 322 (1861), not validly publ.
  • Dracontium wallisii K.Koch in E.E.Ender, Index Aroid.: 45 (1864), not validly publ.
  • Echidnium spruceanum Regel, Gartenflora 1866: 98 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Dracontium asperum var. wallisii Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 126 (1878).
  • Dracontium surinamense Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 283 (1879), not validly publ.
  • Echidnium regelianum Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 286 (1879).
  • Dracontium regelianum (Engl.) Bogner, Aroideana 8: 78 (1985 publ. 1986).

Homonyms

• Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst., nom. illeg. = Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
• Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst., sensu auct. = Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil North; French Guiana; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 967. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Dracontium polyphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Dracontium polyphyllum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 10 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Dracontium polyphyllum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dracontium polyphyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dracontium polyphyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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