Dracontium polyphyllum L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Dracontium polyphyllum L. det G. H. Zhu, 05 Mar 1994
    Note: "! G. H. Zhu, 1996"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • Locality

    Lageira, airstrip on Rio Maicuru

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.916667, -54.4333

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museo Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Plants of PARA, BRAZIL
Araceae
Dracontium polyphyllum L.
Determined by	2««, /W
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
IMAGED
Dracontium
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Lageira, airstrip on Rio Maicuru, 0 55’S, 54°26'W.
Alt. ca. 800 ft. Slash and burn cornfield, in
domestic area.
Stem solitary or in pairs, tuber 10 cm below
ground, ca. 15 cm in diam., practically spherical
skin resembles snake with gray, pink, white and
brown markings. Sterile. Rough stem.
J. J. Strudwick & G. L. Sobel 3987
with B. W. Nelson, A. Nazare Pinheiro,
C. da Silva Rosario, N. Alves da Silva
2 Aug 198
Fieldwork supported by The National Science
Foundation and the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Cientffico e Tecnol6gico (CNPq).
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