Synandrospadix

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = Synandrospadix vermitoxicus CBM.png

|image_caption = Synandrospadix vermitoxicusFitch - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 ser. 3:v.48 (1892)

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|genus = Synandrospadix

|parent_authority = Engl.

|species = vermitoxicus

|authority = (Griseb.) Engl.

|synonyms ={{species list |Asterostigma vermitoxicum|Griseb.

|Staurostigma vermitoxicum|(Griseb.) Engl.

|Lilloa puki|Speg.}}

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Synandrospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It comprises a single species Synandrospadix vermitoxicus.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89122-1 |title= Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=May 19, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/53TD5 |title= Synandrospadix vermitoxicus (Griseb.) Engl. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=May 19, 2024}} It is found in Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The inflorescence has an unpleasant smell with a spathe whose inner surface is purple with brownish-green warts and a smooth green outer surface. The spadix is egg shaped, red, and has spiked male flowers protruding from it.