Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott - hort.

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Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Pisang tanah], Dumb cane, Dumbplant, Mother-in-law-plant. Native of Mexico, Mesoamerica, Caribbean, northern and western South America. The sap of the plant is highly poisonous and gives the plant its common name - dumb cane. If the sap, containing raphides, touches the lips or mouth it affects the tongue which swells and makes speech difficult. The nomenclature of the genus Dieffenbachia can be confusing and the many hybrids/cultivars are now considered variations of a single species, D. seguine. Weed, ornamental and folk medicines. Synonym(s):Arum seguine Jacq. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Caladium maculatum Lodd. et al. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia amoena hort. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia baraquiniana Verschaff. & Lem. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia exotica hort. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia lineata K. Koch & C. D. Bouch [Dieffenbachia seguine var. lineata]Dieffenbachia lingulata Schott [Dieffenbachia seguine var. lingulata]Dieffenbachia maculata (Lodd. et al.) G. Don [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia picta Schott [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia picta var. baraquiniana (Verschaff. & Lem.) Engl. [Dieffenbachia seguine var. seguine]Dieffenbachia ventenatiana Schott [Dieffenbachia seguine var. ventenatiana]Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?13948en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieffenbachia