Dracontium, a genus of Araceæ, of which one West Indian species, D. polyphyllum, has a medicinal history and repute similar to that of Green Dragon (see DRAGON, GREEN). The poisonous tubers yield starch on washing.
Dracontium
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 74
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