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| published in: | Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Litteratur, Theater und Mode 1829(3): 803. 1829-08-13 | ||
| distribution: | Central and South America, Mexico to N. Argentina | map: | |
| subfamily: | Aroideae | tribe: | Dieffenbachieae |
| no. of species: | 57 | cultivars: | many |
| chromosome count: 2n=34, 68 | |||
| morphology: | perennial evergreen herbs, stem erect or repent, leaves lanceolate to cordate, venation parallel pinnate, flowers unisexual, male flowers connate into synandria, female zone adnate to spathe, staminodes present round the female flowers | ||
| varia: | one of the most commonly cultivated aroids | ||
 imperialis |  macrophylla |  oerstedii |  parlatorei |  'Maculata' |  'Rudolph Roehrs' |  'Amoena' |  'Camilla' |
 'Compacta' |  'Exotica' |  'Janet' |  'Marianne' |  'Mars' |  'Neon' |  'Neptune' |  'Octopus' |
 'Reflector' |  'Tropic Snow' |  'Tropic Snow' 2 |  Compacta' |  other cutivars |
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 David Scherberich: Dieffenbachia | | |