Synandrospadix

Synandrospadix
Synandrospadix vermitoxicus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Synandrospadix
Engl.
Species:
S. vermitoxicus
Binomial name
Synandrospadix vermitoxicus
(Griseb.) Engl.
Synonyms
  • Asterostigma vermitoxicum Griseb.
  • Staurostigma vermitoxicum (Griseb.) Engl.
  • Lilloa puki Speg.

Synandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus.[2][3] It is found in Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The inflorescence has an unpleasant smell with a spathe whose inner surface is purple with brownish-green warts and a smooth green outer surface. The spadix is egg shaped, red, and has spiked male flowers protruding from it.

Uses

The Indigenous Enxet people of the Paraguayan Gran Chaco traditionally consume the roots of Synandrospadix (yátapomxet in Enxet), which are gathered in the wild.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fitch - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 ser. 3:v.48 (1892)
  2. ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Aníbal López Ramírez (1997) Aptáxessama egmók apwanyam apwesey Leon Chávez. Tierraviva. Asunción, Paraguay.
  • Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.


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