Symplocarpus foetidus

S. foetidus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Orontioideae
Genus: Symplocarpus
Species: Symplocarpus foetidus

Name

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton, 1817

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dracontium foetidum L., Sp. Pl.: 967 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Pothos foetidus (L.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 319 (1789).
  • Spathyema foetida (L.) Raf., Med. Repos. Original Essays Intelligence Phys. 5: 352 (1808).
  • Ictodes foetidus (L.) Bigelow, Amer. Med. Bot. 2: 41 (1818).
• Heterotypic
  • Pothos putorii Barton, Fl. Virgin.: 60 (1812).
  • Spathyema angusta Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 13 (1838).
  • Spathyema lanceolata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 13 (1838).
  • Spathyema latifolia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 13 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Nova Scotia; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Quebec; Rhode I.; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Salisbury, R.A., 1817. Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1: 124

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Symplocarpus foetidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Symplocarpus foetidus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Symplocarpus foetidus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Symplocarpus foetidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Skunk Cabbage, Clumpfoot Cabbage, Foetid Pothos, Meadow Cabbage, Polecat Weed or Swamp Cabbage
suomi: Suohaisuhuppu
日本語: ザゼンソウ、座禅草
한국어: 앉은부채
polski: Skupnia

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