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Taxon:  Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott



Summary
Genus:
Dieffenbachia
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Nomen number:
13948
Place of publication:
Wiener Z. Kunst 1829(3):803. 1829
Verified:
10/17/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott var. lineata (K. Koch & C. D. Bouche) Engl. (0 active accession[s])
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott var. lingulata (Schott) Engl. (0 active accession[s])
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott var. seguine (0 active accession[s])
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott var. ventenatiana (Schott) Engl. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  4. DeFilipps, R. A. Ornamental garden plants of the Guianas. 1992 Note: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
  5. Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center. 1978
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  7. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  9. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). 2002 http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
  10. Howard, R. 1979. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989 3:387-389.
  11. Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964 Note: poisonous
  12. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985 Note: poisonous
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  14. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  15. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource). http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
  16. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  17. Nicolson, D. H. 1982. Schott's new taxa published in the Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst etc. (1829-1830). Taxon 31:550. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  18. Parham, J. W. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. 1972
  19. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  20. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  21. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  22. Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. Flora del Avila. 1978
  23. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995- Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  24. Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
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  26. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
English
dumb cane –
dumbplant –
mother-in-law-plant –
French
canne à gratter –
German
Dieffenbachie –
Schweigrohrwurzel –
Portuguese
cana-de-Imbe –
Spanish
aro seguino –
caña muda –
Swedish
prickblad –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico s.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPando 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico (s.)
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Pando, Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador [Napo]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2) –
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kingsbury; Lampe & McCann) –


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