Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H.Zhu [Araceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dgur dworowo	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
jergón sacha	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
tuber		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dracontium loretense K.Krause Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 617 (1932).
Dracontium trianae Engl. Pflanzenr., IV, 23C: 44 (1911).
Cyrtosperma spruceanum (Schott) Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 118 (1878).
Dracontium carderi Hook.f. Bot. Mag. 106: t. 6523 (1880).
Dracontium costaricense Engl. Pflanzenr., IV, 23C: 44 (1911).
Dracontium ornatum K.Krause Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 40 (1940).
Echidnium spruceanum Schott Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 350 (1858).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dracontium loretense	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009)
Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H. Zhu	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H.Zhu	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H.Zhu.	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Dracontium trianae	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009)

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