Araceae
Dracontium

Dracontium dubium Kunth

First published in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1844: 9 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela to Guyana. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Zhu, G. & Croat, T.B. (2004). Revision of Dracontium (Araceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91: 593-667.

CATE Araceae

  • Zhu, G.H. & Croat, T.B 2004. Revision of Dracontium (Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.. 91 (4): 593-667

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002555644 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [461] Venezuela K002555652 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela Dracontium changuango K002555650 Yes
Aristeguieta [12374] Dracontium changuango K:SPC-57398.000 No
Aristeguieta [12734] Venezuela Dracontium changuango K:SPC-49997.000 No
Aristeguietta [12734] Venezuela Dracontium changuango K:SPC-53986.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0