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Dracontium
''Dracontium'' is a genus of flowering plants similar to those of ''Amorphophallus''. Unlike ''Amorphophallus'' which is found in the Old World, this genus has a New World distribution and is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies. ''Dracontium'' species can be distinguished from related genera by their inflorescence, which is smaller and unisexual. The plant has a large tuber similar to that of ''Amorphophallus'', but rounder, and with no central and circular scar mark. When ''Dracontium'' plants begin to flower, the tuber swells and smoothens.Zhu, G. h. & T. B. Croat. 2004. Revision of ''Dracontium'' (Araceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91(4): 593–667 Species More than 20 ''Dracontium'' species have been described: * '' Dracontium amazonense'' G.H.Zhu & Croat - Venezuela, Peru, northwestern Brazil * '' Dracontium angustispathum'' G.H.Zhu & Croat - Colombia, Peru * '' Dracontium asperispathum'' G.H.Zhu & Croat - Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracontium Spruceanum
''Dracontium spruceanum'' is a tropical flowering plant species of the Amazon rainforest understory. It has been found in the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as in the Central American countries of Costa Rica and Panama. Common names for ''Dracontium sp.'' include ''jergón sacha'' (or ''sacha jergon''), ''fer-de-lance'', ''hierba del jergon'', ''erva-jararaca'', ''jararaca'', ''jararaca-taia'', ''milho-de-cobra'', and ''taja-de-cobra''. Guang Hua Zhu identified two varieties of the species: ''Dracontium spruceanum'' var. ''asperispathum'' and ''Dracontium spruceanum'' var. ''grandispathum''. References External linksHolotype of ''Dracontium loretense'' K. Krauseat JSTOR Global Plants JSTOR (; short for ''Journal Storage'') is a digital library founded in 1995 in New York City. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |