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Taxon:
Dracontium polyphyllum
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Dracontium
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Lasioideae
Nomen number:
400171
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:967. 1753
Comment:
non
Dracontium polyphyllum
auct. nonn. (=
D. asperum
K. Koch)
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/04/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Boggan, J. et al.
1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
1968. Flora of Suriname. 1(2):9.
Zhu, G. & T. B. Croat.
2004. Revision of
Dracontium
(Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91:648-651.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/702#/summary
Zhu, G. H. & M. H. Grayum.
1995. Two hitherto confused species,
Dracontium polyphyllum
and
D. asperum
(Araceae), and typification of their names. Taxon 44:521.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Bolivar
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Portuguesa
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
s.
Native
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
[Bolivar, Portuguesa]
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Pará]
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(s.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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