Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Araceae > Genus Colocasia

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Colocasia*	Schott	accepted genus name
*Leucocasia*	Schott	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Arum esculentum*	L.	basionym
*Arum esculentum*	L.	homotypic synonym
*Caladium esculentum*	(L.) Vent.	homotypic synonym
*Leucocasia esculenta*	(L.) Nakai	homotypic synonym
*Alocasia dussii*	Dammer	heterotypic synonym
*Alocasia illustris*	W. Bull	heterotypic synonym
*Aron colocasium*	(L.) St.-Lag.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum chinense*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum colocasia*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum colocasioides*	Desf.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum lividum*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum nymphaeifolium*	(Vent.) Roxb.	heterotypic synonym
*Arum peltatum*	Lam.	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium acre*	R. Br.	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium colocasia*	(L.) W. Wight	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Caladium colocasioides*	(Desf.) Brongn.	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium glycyrrhizum*	Fraser	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium nymphaeifolium*	Vent.	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium violaceum*	Desf.	heterotypic synonym
*Caladium violaceum*	Engl.	heterotypic synonym
*Calla gaby*	Blanco	heterotypic synonym
*Calla virosa*	Roxb.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia acris*	(R. Br.) Schott	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia aegyptiaca*	Samp.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum*	Schott	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum f. acuatica*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum f. eguimo*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum f. oyasetage*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum f. purpurea*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum f. yamamotoi*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum var. multifolia*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum var. patens*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum var. rosea*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum var. rupicola*	Haines	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia antiquorum var. stolonifera*	Haines	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia colocasia*	(L.) Huth	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Colocasia esculenta f. ebiimo*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia esculenta f. rotundifolia*	Makino	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum*	(Schott) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis*	Hassk.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia esculenta var. rupicola*	(Haines) H. B. Naithani	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia esculenta var. stolonifera*	(Haines) H. B. Naithani	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia euchlora*	K. Koch & Linden	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia fontanesii*	Schott	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia gracilis*	Engl.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia himalensis*	Royle	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia neocaledonica*	Van Houtte	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia nymphaeifolia*	(Vent.) Kunth	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia peltata*	(Lam.) Samp.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia tonoimo*	Nakai	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia vera*	Hassk.	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia violacea*	(Desf.)	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia virosa*	(Roxb.) Kunth	heterotypic synonym
*Colocasia vulgaris*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Steudnera virosa*	(Roxb.) Prain	heterotypic synonym
*Zantedeschia virosa*	(Roxb.) K. Koch	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: colocàsia; taro sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

English-United States: Taro sources: Charles Hussey

Galician: alaberca; folla d´ar; folla d´ara; folla da ara; folla do aire; folla do ar; follas da prata; herba da ara; herba do ar; rapa d´aigua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Majorcan: colocàssia sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: colocasia; colocásia; igname; inhame; inhame de Egipto; inhame do Egipto sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: alcolcaz; alcozcaz; aro de Egipto; aro egipcio; colocasia; culcasia; mantas de Santa Maria; manto de Nuestra Señora; manto de Santa Maria; manto de Santa María; name; ñame; yame de Canarias; yame de Egipto sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).