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Dracontium pittieri

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Dracontium pittieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Dracontium
Species:
D. pittieri
Binomial name
Dracontium pittieri

Dracontium pittieri is a species of flowering plant native to Costa Rica. It is similar in appearance to Dracontium gigas, but has a substantially longer peduncle, which is the longest of any plant in its genus, between five and eight times the length of its spathe.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Anales Inst. Fís.-Geogr. Nac. Costa Rica 9: 209 (1898)
  2. ^ "Dracontium pittieri Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-10-22.