What is Dieffenbachia?
{{taxobox |name = ''Dieffenbachia'' |image = Colpfl29.jpg |image_caption = ''Dieffenbachia bowmannii'' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |divisio = [[Angiosperm]]s |classis = [[Monocot]]s |ordo = [[Alismatales]] |familia = [[Araceae]] |genus = '''''Dieffenbachia''''' |subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |subdivision = See text. }} '''''Dieffenbachia''''' is a genus of tropical plants in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Araceae]] noted for their patterned [[leaves]]. Members of this genus are popular as [[houseplant]]s because of their tolerance to shade. The name commemorates [[Ernst Dieffenbach]], a German physician. {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Araceae]]