Dracontium spruceanum
Names
| English | — |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Mapaná |
| Chinese | — |
| Scientific name | Dracontium spruceanum (Schott) G.H.Zhu |
About this species
Dracontium spruceanum is a tropical, succulent flowering plant species of the Amazon rainforest understory. It has been found in the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as in the Central American countries of Costa Rica and Panama.
Common names for Dracontium sp. include jergón sacha (or sacha jergon), fer-de-lance, hierba del jergon, erva-jararaca, jararaca, jararaca-taia, milho-de-cobra, and taja-de-cobra.
Guang Hua Zhu identified two varieties of the species, apart from the typical variety: Dracontium spruceanum var. asperispathum and Dracontium spruceanum var. grandispathum.
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Jergón sacha (Dracontium spruceanum) es una especie de arbusto perteneciente a la familia de las aráceas. La raíz es utilizada dentro de la medicina tradicional amazónica en Perú para el tratamiento de mordeduras de serpiente, abscesos con gusanos y hernias. Se caracteriza por sus propiedades antioxidantes e inmunomoduladoras.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Alismatales |
| Family | Araceae |
| Genus | Dracontium |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Brokopondo2
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
