Dieffenbachia seguine 'Compacta' is a cultivar of; Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott. The surface of the leaf blades is a very light green, with contrasting dark green spots and splashes.
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Genus named after German physician, geologist and naturalist Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach (1811–1855).
Dieffenbachia seguine 'Compacta'
Dieffenbachia seguine 'Compacta' is ca. 45 cm tall, and comes in a ⌀ 17cm pot
Name: Dieffenbachia seguine 'Compacta' is 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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