Dracunculus (Araceae)

Dracunculus vulgaris (type species)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Dracunculus
Species: D. canariensis – D. vulgaris

Name

Dracunculus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4, Dracunculus (1754).

• Lectotype species (designated by Nicolson, Taxon 24(4): 467. 1975): Dracunculus vulgaris Schott, Melet. Bot. 1: 17 (1832).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anarmodium Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 368 (1861).
    • Type species: Anarmodium canariense (Kunth) Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 368 (1861).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal (introduced), Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nicolson, D.H. 1975. Lectotypification of genera of Araceae. Taxon 24(4): 467–468. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 1994. The genera Dracunculus and Helicodiceros (Araceae: Aroideae). Thaiszia 4(2): 175–182. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dracunculus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 July 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dracunculus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 17 July 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dracunculus. Published online. Accessed 17 July 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dracunculus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 July 17. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Dracunculus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Jul 17.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dracunculus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 23 March 2006.

Vernacular names

English: Dragon Arum

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