Syngonium
Sign in to saveSyngonium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical rainforests in southern Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America. They are vines growing to heights of 10–20 m or more in trees. Their leaves change shape according to the plant's stage of growth; adult leaf forms are often much more lobed than the juvenile forms usually seen on small house plants. The scientific name of the genus comes from the Greek words σύν (syn - plus, z) and γονή (gone - gonada) and refers to the fused ovaries of female flowers.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador
Observations17,641
Syngonium es un género con 60 especies de plantas con flores de la familia Araceae. es originario de México y América tropical.[1] Índice 1 Descripción 2 Taxonomía 3 Especies 4 Referencias Descripción Son cepas leñosas de crecimiento que alcanza alturas de 10-20 metros o más en los árboles. Tienen hojas que cambian de forma según la fase de crecimiento de la planta, las formas de las hojas en los adultos son a menudo mucho más lobuladas que las formas juveniles. Plantas usadas como remedio antiinflamatorio presentan propiedades anticancerígenas. ... Tanto Schlechtendalii Aracea Anthurium como Syngonium podophyllum son especies utilizadas como remedios tradicionales para el tratamiento de enfermedades inflamatorias graves y crónicas.3 nov. 2009 Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Heinrich Wilhelm Schott y publicado en Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Litteratur, Theater und Mode 1829(3): 780. 1829.[2] La especie tipo es: Syngonium auritum Sygonium Especies Syngonium angustatum Syngonium angustifolium Syngonium armigerum Syngonium atrovirens Syngonium auritum Syngonium chiapense Syngonium chocoanum Syngonium crassifolium Syngonium dodsonianum Syngonium erythrophyllum Syngonium forero
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11 sectionsContents
- Cultivation
- Distribution
- Morphology and anatomy
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Biology and ecology
- Toxicity
- Species
- References
- External links
Syngonium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical rainforests in southern Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America. They are vines growing to heights of 10–20 m or more in trees. Their leaves change shape according to the plant's stage of growth; adult leaf forms are often much more lobed than the juvenile forms usually seen on small house plants. The scientific name of the genus comes from the Greek words σύν (syn - plus, z) and γονή (gone - gonada) and refers to the fused ovaries of female flowers.
==Cultivation==