Dracontium asperum K.Koch

Dracontium (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Dracontium

Characteristics

A taro family herb. It grows 1.8 m tall. It forms a tuber 8 cm across. The leaf stalk is 3 m long. There is only one leaf with irregular lobes that vary is size and shape.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.8
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet lands.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers are cooked and eaten. Caution: They probably contain oxalates.
Uses food medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use Amenorrhea (unspecified), Antidote(Arrow poison) (unspecified), Antidote(Snake) (unspecified), Antidote(Spider) (unspecified), Antidote(Stingray) (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bath (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Chlorosis (unspecified), Larvicide (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Dracontium asperum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Guyana, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86925-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945524
COL ID 37KQV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731567
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Synonyms

Sauromatum asperum Dracontium elatum Dracontium foecundum Chersydrium jararaca Dracontium asperum