Kingdom = Plantae
Subkingdom = Tracheobionta
SuperDivision = Spermatophyta
Division = Magnoliophyta
Class = Liliopsida
Subclass = Alismatidea
Order = Alismatales
Family = Araceae
Subfamily = Aroideae
Tribe = Dieffenbachieae
Genus = Dieffenbachia
Origin = Tropical North & South America
and the West Indies
Included Species =
D. seguine
(D. amoena, D. maculata, D. X memoria-corsii,
and D. picta are all generally considered to be included under D. seguine,
according to "The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants",
©1996 Dorling Kindersley Limited)
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