Dracunculus vulgaris Schott (Araceae) - Dragontea - devil's-tongue

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott Melet. Bot. 17 (1832)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott
Distribuzione in Europa

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Arecidae
Order / Ordine: Arales
Family / Famiglia: Araceae

Genus / Genere: Dracunculus

Species / Specie

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Dragontea

English name: devil's-tongue
US name: Common Dracunculus

Forma biologica: G rhiz
Periodo di fioritura: IV-V
Tipo corologico: Steno-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/800 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Arum dracunculus L.

Images / Immagini

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

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Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

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Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Araceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti