Araceae
Syngonium

Syngonium auritum (L.) Schott

First published in Wiener Z. Kunst 3: 780 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greater Antilles. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Croat, T.B. (2023). A revision of Syngonium Schott (Araceae - Caladieae) for Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Aroideana 46(2): 14-397.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Croat, T.B. (2023). A revision of Syngonium Schott (Araceae - Caladieae) for Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Aroideana 46(2): 14-397.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nash, G. [185] Haiti K002979549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821235 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Singapore K002821242 Yes
Engler, A. [244] K002821240 Yes
Engler, A. [244] K002821241 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [4272] Sri Lanka K002821223 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K002979552 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821237 Yes
s.coll. [1433] Jamaica K002979551 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K002821230 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821244 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821243 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821238 Yes
Robertson, E.T. [2810] Jamaica K002979557 Yes
Alexander Prior, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K002979550 Yes
s.coll. [1693] K002821231 Yes
Cadet, T. [6040] Reunion K002821233 Yes
[Bulstrode] [s.n.] K002821234 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Jamaica K002979553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821239 Yes
Purdie, W. [503] Jamaica K002979554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821229 Yes
K:SPC-29047.302 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821225 Yes
Nur [s.n.] Malaysia K002821224 Yes
{Wm. Chalmers} [3350] Jamaica K002979556 Yes
Cadet, T. [5974] Reunion K002821232 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002821236 Yes
Wright (Dr.) [s.n.] Jamaica K002979555 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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