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.[1]
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| 1880 Botanical illustration of Dracontium spruceanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Dracontium |
| Species: | D. spruceanum
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| Dracontium spruceanum | |
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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.[2]
Guang Hua Zhu identified two varieties of the species: Dracontium spruceanum var. asperispathum and Dracontium spruceanum var. grandispathum.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dracontium spruceanum" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Taylor, Leslie. "Jergón Sacha (Dracontium sp.)". Tropical Plant Database. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Dracontium spruceanum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
edit- Holotype of Dracontium loretense K. Krause at JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 21 June 2013.