Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > 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

ColocasiaSchottaccepted genus name

Species group names

Arum esculentum L. basionym
Colocasia antiquorum Schott heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: colocàsia; taro sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 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 aire; herba do ar; rapa d´aigua sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Majorcan: colocàssia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Portuguese: colocasia; colocásia; igname; inhame; inhame de Egipto; inhame do Egipto sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 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

Literature

nomenclatural reference

in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 18. 1832

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Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a449952a-ff5f-4e3a-baa9-d3b1a740ccd8

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