atoll research bulletin no. 392 the flora of - Smithsonian Institution ...
atoll research bulletin no. 392 the flora of - Smithsonian Institution ...
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markings, midrib strong with 15 to 20 pairs <strong>of</strong> curved-ascending lateral veins; petiole,<br />
about 12 cm long, broadly grooved. Ornamental pot plant; occasionally planted in<br />
gardens. Sap causes dermatitis when applied externally and causes mouth paralysis and<br />
severe pain when taken in mouth. 3(58677, 58774), 5, 6, 7.<br />
Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott "dumb cane"<br />
Recent introduction. N. S. America and Caribbean. Occasional. Thick-stemmed<br />
erect perennial herb, up to 1 m, with a ringed, cane-like stem; leaves variable, narrowly<br />
oblong or ovate-oblong but variable, dark-green with irregular white spots and 9 to 15<br />
side veins; petiole, <strong>no</strong>t, or only narrowly grooved. Ornamental pot plant. Exhibits same<br />
properties as described for D. maculata. 3(58677), 6, 7.<br />
Epipremnum aureum (Lind. ex Andre) Bunt. "taro vine", "pothos aureus"<br />
syns. Rhaphidophora aurea (Lind. ex Andre) Birds.; Scindapsus aureus (Lind.<br />
ex Andre) Engl.; Pothos aureus Lind. ex Andre; Epipremnum pinnatum<br />
cv. "Aurewn" .<br />
Recent introduction. Solomon Is. Occasional. Branched high climbing vine with<br />
thick rope-like stems with adventitious rootlets; leaf blades, up to 50 cm long and 35 cm<br />
wide, ovate-subcordate, deeply-lobed, petiolate, variegated green and cream or pale-<br />
yellow with irregularly-spaced bands on each side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> midrib, lateral veins slightly<br />
ascending. Planted ornamental. 3(58724), 5, 6, 7.<br />
Monstera deliciosa Liebm . "monstera" , "fruit salad plant", "taro vine", "ceriman"<br />
Pre-World War I1 introduction. C. America and Mexico. Rare. Perennial<br />
epiphytic stout-stemmed herbaceous vine, <strong>no</strong>des <strong>of</strong>ten with long hanging aerial roots; leaf<br />
blades, up to 80 m long, thick, dark-green, heart-shaped, pinnately-lobed or parted,<br />
grooved, <strong>of</strong>ten conspicuously perforated; petioles, up to 90 cm long; inflorescence with<br />
stalk, up to 15 cm long, spa<strong>the</strong> ra<strong>the</strong>r thick, up to 24 cm long, pale-yellowish, spadix up<br />
to 20 cm long and 5 cm wide, cone-shaped; fruit, edible berries, up to 1 cm long,<br />
numerous, yellowish-green to purplish, edible, borne on spadix. Pot plant and planted<br />
ornamental. 3(58727), 5, 6, 7.<br />
Philodendron hastatum C. Koch & Sellow "philodendron"<br />
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Recent introduction. Brazil. Rare. Perennial herbaceous- climbing vine; leaf<br />
blades, up to 25 cm long, oblong heart-shaped to sagittate or hastate, medium-green,<br />
shiny; petiole, 15 cm or longer. Ornamental pot plant. 6, 7.
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