A wild plant by Eduardo Ruiz-Sanchez,
Inaturalist.org.
A green flower by Jibely Martinez,
Inaturalist.org.
The leaves by Sky Jacobs,
Swbiodiversity.org.
A wild plant by Luis Humberto Vicente
Rivera, Inaturalist.org.
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| Author: |
Carl von Linnaeus, 1759 | |
Family: |
MORACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eastern Brazil, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
| Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
| Water: |
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
2 Centimetres |
| Height: |
25 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Green - Dark Brown |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Dorstenia crispata, S.
Watson.
Dorstenia mexicana, Benth.
Dorstenia ovalis, Stokes.
Dorstenia drakena, Vell. 1829.
Dorstenia arifolia, Lam. =
(Dorstenia arifolia var. pinnatifida, Miq.
Dorstenia cyperus, Vell.
Dorstenia faria, Paiva ex Spreng.
Dorstenia ficifolia, Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia fischeri, Bureau.
Dorstenia fluminensis, Walp.
Dorstenia mandioccana, Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia maris, C.Valente & Carauta.
Dorstenia multiformis Miq.
Dorstenia multiformis var. arifolia, Bureau.
Dorstenia paradoxa, Bureau.
Dorstenia peltata, Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia quadrata, Desv.
Dorstenia riedeliana, Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia strangii, Carauta) |
This member of the Moraceae
family
was given this name by Carl von Linnaeus in 1759. It is found in eastern Brazil,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. It
is growing in a well drained
but rather rich soil with quite some water and not that much sun. The caudex can grow to
two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are green to dark brown.
The genera is named after Theodor
Dorsten, 16th century German botanist and medical professor at
Marburg. The species name from Greek δράκαινα; drákaina,
“she-dragon”.
Useful fact: The plant is a
common domestic remedy in parts of Central America, where it is used
to counteract fevers and various forms of poisoning, and a powder of
the aromatic rootstocks and leaves are mixed with tobacco for
improving the taste of cigarettes. |
