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Peltandra virginica

Authority (L.) Schott & Endl. Family Liliopsida:Arecidae:Arales:Araceae Synonyms Arum virginicum (L.), Peltandra undulata (Raf.) Common names green arrow arum Editor Ecocrop code 8409

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DESCRIPTION: It is a perennial, aquatic, herbaceous plant reaching 25-75 cm in height. It has bright green, smooth, succulent, arrow- to heart-shaped, erect, 10-75 cm long, 7.5-20 cm wide leaves. They emerge annually from perennial bulbs. USE: The plant is rich in calcium oxylate, which is toxic. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant. The seed, spadix and roots are edible after they have been well cooked. It is grown as an ornamental for its decorative foliage. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: Green arrow arum. FURTHER INF: It commonly inhabits shallow water areas of marshes, bogs, swamps, stream and river bottoms, lakes, ponds, and ditches. It prefers fertile, unconsolidated silty or organic sites, which are saturated or inundated up to 30 cm. It can however also grow in less fertile soils with a low organic content. It tolerates salinity up to 2 ppt. It can be found throughout most of eastern North America from southern Canada southward. Also known from the Pacific Coast States.
Sources
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=PELTA http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_pevi.pdf http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/peltandravirg.html http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/a/araceae/Pvirgin.htm