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Accession Data:

Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H.Zhu

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Araceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Dracontium loretense K.Krause

  • Country of Origin: Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
  • Habitat: moist evergreen forest

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201800070
  • Source: Dylan Hannon HBG 91126
  • Provenance:
    Rcvd as Dracontium loretense from Dylan Hannon via BGCI-US Aroid Workshop at Huntington BG [2018].
    ex Leo Song, CSUF 5236 [2004]
    
  • Accession Date: 09-19-2018
  • Bench: 3106 - EVO: Ferns & Magnoliids
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-12-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Alismatales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Araceae
  • SubFamily: Lasioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Panama / Suriname / Venezuela / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Brazil North

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  2. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  3. Dracontium spruceanum at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  4. Dracontium spruceanum at Encyclopedia of Life. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  5. Dracontium at Pacific Bulb Society. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.

data regenerated on Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:30:38 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Aroideae
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  • Philodendron imbe
  • Philodendron joepii
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Tribe Pisteae

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Tribe Thomsonieae

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  • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
  • Amorphophallus pygmaeus W/C
  • Amorphophallus titanum
  • Amorphophallus titanum
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  • Amorphophallus titanum
  • Amorphophallus variabilis
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Tribe Spathiphylleae

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  • Anthurium pendens
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Tribe Potheae

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Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae

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  • Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven
W/C = Wild Collected
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