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Synandrospadix
Sign in to saveSynandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus. 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Synandrospadix is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.
It sits within the topics Aroideae, Flora of Southern America and Monotypic Araceae genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
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- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- CINC
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Synandrospadix
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Uses
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Synandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Synandrospadix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.