Dieffenbachia - The names

 

Whilst there are a few species in this genus, they are very poorly documented. The cultivars on the other hand are prolifically abundant. The problem with those is that their parentage is also badly documented, often they are hybrids. Cultivars and hybrid plants have relatively few common names, so we will not spend anytime on them.

Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott

Caladium seguine (Jacq.) Vent., Caladium seguinum Vent., Caladium maculatum G.Lodd., Dieffenbachia amazonica Mottet, Dieffenbachia maculata (G.Lodd.) Sweet, Dieffenbachia velutina W.Bull

ARABIC : دفنباخية غامضة difinbakhiat ghamida, دفنباخيه غامضه difinbakhih ghamidah.

BULGARIAN : Каладиум сегвинум Kaladium segvinum, Петниста дифенбахия Petnista difenbakhiya.

CHINESE : 白玉黛粉葉 Bái yù dài fěn yè (Taiwan), 斑叶黛粉叶 Bān yè dài fěn yè, 彩叶黛粉叶 Cǎi yè dài fěn yè, 彩叶黛粉芋 Cǎi yè dài fěn yù, 黛粉芋 Dài fěn yù, 黛粉叶 Dài fěn yè, 黛粉葉 Dài fěn yè, 花叶黛粉叶 Huā yè dài fěn yè, 花叶万年青 Huā yè wànniánqīng, 花葉萬年青 Huā yè wànniánqīng (Taiwan),

CZECH : Dieffenbachie pestrá.

ENGLISH : Dumbcane, Dumb plant, Galatea, Giant dumbcane, Homeopathic caladium, Leopard lily, Mother-in-law plant, Spotted dumbcane, Tuftroot.

FINNISH : Täpläkirjovehka.

FRENCH : Canne à gratter, Canne du muet, Canne des muets, Dieffenbachée panachée, Lys léopard, Lys muet, Plante des sourds-muets.

GERMAN : Dieffenbachie, Giftaron, Schweigrohr, Sweigrohrwurzel.

HINDI : डाइफेनबैचिया सेगुइन daiphenabaichiya seguin.

ITALIAN : Dieffenbachia gigante.

MACEDONIAN : Дифенбахија 

PORTUGUESE : Cana-de-Imbé, Comigo-ninguém-pode. 

RUSSIAN : Диффенбахия Сегвине Diffenbakhiya Segvine, Диффенбахия сегуина Diffenbakhiya seguina, Диффенбахия кровавая Diffenbakhiya krovavaya, Диффенбахия пятнистая Diffenbakhiya pyatnistaya, Каладиум сегуинум Kaladium serguinum, Каладиум сегвинум Kaladium segvinum.

SLOVAKIAN : Difenbachia strakatá.

SPANISH : Aro seguino, Cana muda, Chucha, Diefembaquia, Millonaria.

SWEDISH : Prickblad. 

THAI : ดิฟเฟนบาเกีย dì fá-fen-baa giia, สาวน้อยประแป้ง săao-nói-bprà-bpâeng, ว่านอ้าใบ้ wâan âa bâi.

VIETNAMESE : Môn trường sinh đốm. 

Dieffenbachia velutina W.Bull -> Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott