Dracontium dubium Kunth

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Dracontium dubium Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Bunting 2224, 12 Aug 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Carabobo. Caño Paso Ancho, ca. 5 km south of Valencia on road to El Paito, in half-shade in wet, roadside woods near caño.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3780622

    Occurrence ID: 8f29347f-03b5-4271-ae19-2b6aefeafea5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Dracontium dubium Kunth

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Carabobo

  • Locality

    Caño Paso Ancho, ca. 5 km south of Valencia on road to El Paito, in half-shade in wet, roadside woods near caño

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TROPICOS
Exsiccatae
PLANTAS DE VENEZUELA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03780622
BOTANICAL
Dracontium dubium Kunth
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Dracontium changuango Bunt.
Herb to 2.4 m tall. Corm to 17 cm diam. Leaf umbrella-like. Pet-
iole brown with paler splotches & rather few, spine-like excres-
cences (1.2 mm long) esp. upward, 4 cm thick toward base; petio-
lules like petiole. Blade to 1.2 m diam., glossy rich green adax.,
very pale & glossy abax. Peduncle 13 cm long, infructescence 14
cm long bn stipe 1.5 cm long. Fruits to 1.7 cm long, 1.5 cm thick,
obovoid, dirty brown at apex, tan-white below.
Edo. CARABOBO:* Caño Paso Ancho, ca. 5 km south of
Valencia on road to El Paito, in half-shade in wet,
roadside woods near caño, inundated in this season.
George S. Bunting 2224
12 August 1967
HERBARIO, FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA, UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL
DE VENEZUELA, HARACAY, ARAGUA [MY]
03780622