Dracontium gigas

Dracontium gigas

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 gigas

Name

Dracontium gigas (Seem.) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 284 (1879).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Godwinia gigas Seem., J. Bot. 7: 315 (1869).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica; Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Engler, H.G.A. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, 1879. Monogr. Phan. 2: 284

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Dracontium gigas 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 gigas. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 10 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Dracontium gigas in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dracontium gigas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

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