✿Araceae · Dieffenbachia
Tuftroot
Dieffenbachia seguine
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dieffenbachia seguine
- Genus
- Dieffenbachia
- Family
- Araceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tuftroot itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Tuftroot
Tuftroot (Dieffenbachia seguine) is a species in the Araceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Araceae
Arum family
Tuftroot belongs to the Araceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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