Synandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus.[2][3] It is found in Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The inflorescence has an unpleasant smell with a spathe whose inner surface is purple with brownish-green warts and a smooth green outer surface. The spadix is egg shaped, red, and has spiked male flowers protruding from it.

Synandrospadix
Synandrospadix vermitoxicus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Spathicarpeae
Genus: Synandrospadix
Engl.
Species:
S. vermitoxicus
Binomial name
Synandrospadix vermitoxicus
(Griseb.) Engl.
Synonyms
  • Asterostigma vermitoxicum Griseb.
  • Staurostigma vermitoxicum (Griseb.) Engl.
  • Lilloa puki Speg.

Uses

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The Indigenous Enxet people of the Paraguayan Gran Chaco traditionally consume the roots of Synandrospadix (yátapomxet in Enxet), which are gathered in the wild.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fitch - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 ser. 3:v.48 (1892)
  2. ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Aníbal López Ramírez (1997) Aptáxessama egmók apwanyam apwesey Leon Chávez. Tierraviva. Asunción, Paraguay.
  • Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.