Dieffenbachia 'White Etna' is a cultivar of Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott. The surface of the leaf blades is a very pale yellow, almost white, framed by contrasting green of the leaf margin and accompanied by irregular green splashes.
Genus named after German physician, geologist and naturalist Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach (1811–1855).
Dieffenbachia seguine 'White Etna'
Dieffenbachia 'White Etna' is ca. 75 cm tall, and comes in a ⌀24cm pot
Name: Dieffenbachia 'White Etna' a cultivar of Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott
Common names: Dumb-cane, Dumbplant, Leopard lily
Type: herbaceous evergreen
form: Chamaephyte
Family: Araceae
Native Range (Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott t) : Caribbean to S. Trop. America
Zone: 11-13
Height: up to 1,5 m
Spread: 120cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers (Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott ) : Freebase ID : /m/04_1kjb Plant List-ID : kew-61779 Tropicos ID : 2106342 NCBI taxonomy ID : 42196 USDA PLANTS ID : DISE7 IPNI plant ID : 86911-1 GBIF taxon ID : 2869345 Dyntaxa ID : 261638 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1100965 African Plant Database ID : 33451 UNII : 01800C6E6B EPPO Code : DIFSE Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID : plant/Dieffenbachia-seguine iNaturalist taxon ID : 206266 TAXREF ID : 447726 NBN System Key : NBNSYS0200002006 WCSPF ID : 61779 RxNorm ID : 1353887 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86911-1 BioLib taxon ID : 62474 IRMNG ID : 10939526 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 18910 Plant Finder ID : 276553 Atlas of Florida Plants ID : 4224 Microsoft Academic ID : 2779556033 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000943374 ITIS TSN : 502056 Open Tree of Life ID : 362055 Queensland Biota ID : 31323 Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID : 191220 Catalogue of Life ID : 35ZWF
Synonyms (Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott ) : = Arum crudele Salisb. = Arum regnium Rodschied ex G.F.Mey. ≡ Arum seguine Jacq. = Arum seguinum L. = Caladium maculatum G.Lodd. ≡ Caladium seguine (Jacq.) Vent. = Caladium seguine var. maculatum (G.Lodd.) Sims = Caladium seguinum (Jacq.) Vent. = Dieffenbachia amabilis W.Bull = Dieffenbachia amazonica Mottet = Dieffenbachia amoena W.Bull = Dieffenbachia barraquiniana Verschaff. & Lem. = Dieffenbachia brasiliensis H.J.Veitch = Dieffenbachia carderi W.Bull = Dieffenbachia chelsonii W.Bull = Dieffenbachia chelsonii W.Bull ex T.Moore & Mast. = Dieffenbachia cognata Schott = Dieffenbachia consobrina Schott = Dieffenbachia conspurcata Schott = Dieffenbachia decora Engl. = Dieffenbachia decora Hort = Dieffenbachia delecta W.Bull = Dieffenbachia eburnea Van Geert = Dieffenbachia eburnea VanGeert = Dieffenbachia gigantea Verschaff. = Dieffenbachia gigantea Verschaff. ex Regel = Dieffenbachia gollmeriana Schott = Dieffenbachia grandis Engl. ≡ Dieffenbachia grandis W.Bull = Dieffenbachia grandis W.Bull ex J.Dix = Dieffenbachia illustris Voss = Dieffenbachia illustris W.Bull = Dieffenbachia imperator B.S.Williams = Dieffenbachia insignis W.Bull = Dieffenbachia irrorata Schott = Dieffenbachia jenmanii Veitch ex Regel = Dieffenbachia lanceola W.Bull = Dieffenbachia lineata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché = Dieffenbachia lingulata Schott = Dieffenbachia liturata Schott = Dieffenbachia maculata (G.Lodd.) Sweet = Dieffenbachia maculata (Lodd.) G.Don = Dieffenbachia maculata (Lodd.) G.S.Bunting = Dieffenbachia maculosa W.Bull = Dieffenbachia magnifica Linden & Rodigas = Dieffenbachia majestica W.Bull = Dieffenbachia marmorata B.S.Williams = Dieffenbachia membranulifera Regel ≡ Dieffenbachia mirabilis Verschaff. = Dieffenbachia mirabilis Verschaff. ex Engl. = Dieffenbachia neglecta Schott = Dieffenbachia nitida W.Bull ≡ Dieffenbachia nobilis Verschaff. = Dieffenbachia nobilis Verschaff. ex Engl. = Dieffenbachia nobilis Verschaff. ex Regel = Dieffenbachia picta Schott = Dieffenbachia picta f. brasiliensis (H.J.Veitch) Engl. = Dieffenbachia picta f. mirabilis Engl. = Dieffenbachia picta var. angustior Engl. = Dieffenbachia picta var. barraquiniana (Verschaff. & Lem.) Engl. = Dieffenbachia picta var. latior Engl. = Dieffenbachia picta var. typica Engl = Dieffenbachia picturata L.Linden & Rodigas = Dieffenbachia plumieri Schott = Dieffenbachia poeppigii Schott = Dieffenbachia princeps W.Bull = Dieffenbachia regina W.Bull = Dieffenbachia regina W.Bull ex T.Moore & Mast. = Dieffenbachia rex W.Bull = Dieffenbachia robusta K.Koch = Dieffenbachia seguina f. ventenatiana (Schott) Engl., 1899 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. lineata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl., 1915 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. liturata (Schott) Engl., 1915 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. nobilis Engl., 1915 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. robusta (K.Koch) Engl., 1899 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. ventenatiana (Schott) Engl., 1915 = Dieffenbachia seguina var. viridis Engl., 1915 = Dieffenbachia seguine f. barraquiniana (Verschaff. & Lem.) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. conspurcata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. decora Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. irrorata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. lineata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. liturata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. nobilis Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. ventenatiana (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine f. viridis Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. barraquiniana (Verschaff. & Lemmon) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. decora (Engl.) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. irrorata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. lineata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. lingulata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. liturata (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. maculata (G.Lodd.) E.J.Lowe & W.Howard = Dieffenbachia seguine var. minor Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. nobilis (Engl.) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. robusta (K.Koch) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. ventenatiana (Schott) Engl. = Dieffenbachia seguine var. viridis (Engl.) Engl. = Dieffenbachia sequine (Jacq.) Schott = Dieffenbachia triumphans W.Bull = Dieffenbachia variegata Engl. = Dieffenbachia velutina W.Bull = Dieffenbachia ventenatiana Schott = Dieffenbachia verschaffeltii Engl. = Dieffenbachia verschaffeltii H.Low = Dieffenbachia vittata W.Bull = Dieffenbachia wallisii Linden = Seguinum maculatum (G.Lodd.) Raf. = Spathiphyllum pictum W.Bull
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