Synandrospadix
Genus of flowering plants
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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 | |
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| Synandrospadix vermitoxicus[1] | |
Scientific 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. | |
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Uses
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]
