Synandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus.[2][3] It is found in Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The inflorescence has an unpleasant smell with a spathe whose inner surface is purple with brownish-green warts and a smooth green outer surface. The spadix is egg shaped, red, and has spiked male flowers protruding from it.
| Synandrospadix | |
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| Synandrospadix vermitoxicus[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Spathicarpeae |
| Genus: | Synandrospadix Engl. |
| Species: | S. vermitoxicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl.
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Uses
editThe Indigenous Enxet people of the Paraguayan Gran Chaco traditionally consume the roots of Synandrospadix (yátapomxet in Enxet), which are gathered in the wild.[4]
References
edit- ^ Fitch - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 ser. 3:v.48 (1892)
- ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Aníbal López Ramírez (1997) Aptáxessama egmók apwanyam apwesey Leon Chávez. Tierraviva. Asunción, Paraguay.
- Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
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