Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Gulf of Guinea Is., Malaya, Seychelles, Society Is., Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo
Notes
Bosque primario terreno plano undulado. Hierba 1.5 m, hojas con máculas blancas, espádice amarillenta, espata verde.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Dieffenbachia
Authorship
Schott