Dieffenbachia seguine

(Jacq.) Schott (1832)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Dieffenbachia

dumb cane, dumb plant, seguine, spotted dumb cane

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Potentially naturalizing
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 20 (1832)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:603 (KEY), 604 (DESCR [as D. maculata]); Lorence & Flynn 2006:2 (NEWNAT/K); Oppenheimer 2007:18 (WM); Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong 2012:61 (Syn. D. maculata = D. seguine); Lau & Frohlich 2013:5 (O [as D. maculata])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dieffenbachia seguine Koloa district; Lawai valley due S of old pineapple cannery on Lauoho Road, at S end of Lehelehe Road, G. Davis property along east bank of Lawai Stream, adjacent to NTBG property Secondary moist evergreen forest with Inga sp. and, Syzygium cumini, also Samanea saman and Aleurites moluccana. Naturalized sparingly along stream in flood plain PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 9076 Kauai BISH 5/26/2003
2 Dieffenbachia seguine koloa district, lawai stream valley below old pineapple cannery on lauoho road, at s. end of lehelehe road. Cultivated in nursery. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. h. lorence, s. sloan & j. edson 9456 Oahu BISH 10/5/2005
3 Dieffenbachia seguine koloa, lawai stream, valley below old pineapple cannery on lauoho road, s end of lehelehe road secondary forest along stream; Syzygium cumini, Samanea saman, Aleurites moluccana PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. sloan, s.; edson, j. collector number: 9456 Kauai BISH 5/5/2005
4 Dieffenbachia seguine cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hyosig won won s.n. Lanai US 5/5/1954
5 Dieffenbachia seguine west maui, lahaina district, honokohau valley Appears to be spreading locally and forming patches on the shady slopes and along roadside, probably due to dumping of cut plants material. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. hansen, g. collector number: h100303 Maui BISH 10/8/2003
6 Dieffenbachia seguine kamehameha girls school, cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd judd s.n. MO 6/6/1932
7 Dieffenbachia seguine lawai, bamboo bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hans t. beck beck 1224 MO 8/12/1990
8 Dieffenbachia seguine honolulu, kaimuki, in private greenhouse. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hyosig won won s.n. MO 5/5/1954
9 Dieffenbachia seguine kalihi valley, cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN harris harris s.n. MO 3/15/1956
10 Dieffenbachia seguine cultivated at foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN * miyashiro miyashiro s.n. MO 3/3/1962
11 Dieffenbachia seguine cultivated at the lyon arboretum. upper lawn makai, in the shade of roseapple tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN derral herbst|s. ishikawa herbst 5459 MO 9/10/1975
12 Dieffenbachia seguine W. Maui, Honokohau Valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H100303 Maui PTBG 8/10/2003
13 Dieffenbachia seguine Wahiawa Botanical Garden, in unmanaged areas West of collection. UTM 601389, 2377867 Mesic lowland secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., persisting garden plantings. Understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Costus sp., Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED Frohlich, D.; Lau, A. Collector Number: 2012070904 Oahu BISH 7/9/2012
14 Dieffenbachia seguine Koloa, Lawai Stream, valley below old pineapple cannery on Lauoho Road, S end of Lehelehe Road secondary forest along stream; Syzygium cumini, Samanea saman, Aleurites moluccana PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 9456 Kauai BISH 5/5/2005
15 Dieffenbachia seguine wahiawa botanical garden, in unmanaged areas west of collection. utm 601389, 2377867 Mesic lowland secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., persisting garden plantings. Understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Costus sp., Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed frohlich, d.; lau, a. collector number: 2012070904 Oahu BISH 7/9/2012
16 Dieffenbachia seguine koloa district; lawai valley due s of old pineapple cannery on lauoho road, at s end of lehelehe road, g. davis property along east bank of lawai stream, adjacent to ntbg property Secondary moist evergreen forest with Inga sp. and, Syzygium cumini, also Samanea saman and Aleurites moluccana. Naturalized sparingly along stream in flood plain PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. collector number: 9076 Kauai BISH 5/26/2003
17 Dieffenbachia seguine West Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Appears to be spreading locally and forming patches on the shady slopes and along roadside, probably due to dumping of cut plants material. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Hansen, G. Collector Number: H100303 Maui BISH 10/8/2003
18 Dieffenbachia seguine Lawai Valley due south of old pineapple cannery on Lauoho Road, at south end of Lehelehe Road, G. Davis property along east bank of Lawai Stream, adjacent to NTBG property. Secondary moist evergreen forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 9076 Kauai PTBG 5/26/2003
19 Dieffenbachia seguine West Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Appears to be spreading locally and forming patches on the shady slopes and along roadside, probably due to dumping of cut plants material. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H100303 Maui BISH 10/8/2003
20 Dieffenbachia seguine Koloa district; Lawai valley due S of old pineapple cannery on Lauoho Road, at S end of Lehelehe Road, G. Davis property along east bank of Lawai Stream, adjacent to NTBG property Secondary moist evergreen forest with Inga sp. and, Syzygium cumini, also Samanea saman and Aleurites moluccana. Naturalized sparingly along stream in flood plain PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. Collector Number: 9076 Kauai BISH 5/26/2003
21 Dieffenbachia seguine Lawai Stream valley below old pineapple cannery on Lauoho Road, at S. end of Lehelehe Road (NTBG property). Secondary forest along stream. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 9456 Kauai PTBG 5/5/2005
22 Dieffenbachia seguine Wahiawa Botanical Garden, in unmanaged areas West of collection. UTM 601389, 2377867 Mesic lowland secondary forest. Canopy dominated by Ficus sp., persisting garden plantings. Understory primarily Odontonema cuspidatum, Costus sp., Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2012070904 Oahu BISH 7/9/2012