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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 18 (1832)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Alismatales
family
Araceae
genus
Colocasia
species
Colocasia esculenta

Name

Synonyms
Alocasia dussii Dammer
Alocasia illustris W.Bull
Aron colocasium (L.) St.-Lag.
Arum chinense L.
Arum colocasia L.
Arum colocasioides Desf.
Arum esculentum L.
Arum lividum Salisb.
Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb.
Arum peltatum Lam.
Caladium acre R.Br.
Caladium antiquorum (Schott) André
Caladium atrovirens André
Caladium colocasia Schott ex Wight
Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn.
Caladium divaricatum André
Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.
Caladium esculentum subsp. bataviensis Hovey
Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser
Caladium nigrescens André
Homonyms
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Common names
/ in French
Alti kachu in Bengali
Amadumbe in Swati
Arum-Lily Potatoes in English
Bore in language.
Chamadumpa in Telugu
Chamagadda in Telugu
Chamakura in Telugu
Chempakizhanna in Malayalam
Chou de Chine in French
Coco yam in English
Colocase comestible in French
Colocase comestible in French
Colocase comestible, Arum comestible in French
Colocase comestible, Songe, Arum, Songe blanc, Songe Caraïbe, Songe gris, Songe noir in French
Dachine in French
Donkey's Ear in English
Elefantøre in Danish
Għorgħar in Maltese
Għorgħas in Maltese
Idumbe in Zulu
Inhame-Roxo in Portuguese
Jongal Saaru in language.
Kachu in Bengali
Katchu in English
Katchu in English
Khoai sọ in Vietnamese
Kolokázie jedlá in Czech
Kukau in language.
Madumbe in Shona
Mafafa in Spanish
Mafafa morada in Spanish
Majimbi in language.
Malanga in language.
Malangón in language.
Native Cabbage in English
Olifantsoor in Afrikaans
Sempu in Tamil
Shamakkilangu in Tamil
Songe Caraïbe in French
Songe blanc in French
Songe gris in French
Songe noir in French
Talas in Indonesian
Taro in English
Taro in German
Taro in English
Taro, Cocoyam, Dasheen, Wild taro, Eddo, Elephant's ear in English
Taò in language.
Wild Taro in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (2017) Nytt om nordiska kärlväxter 2015–2016.
  3. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitado por Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Publicado en Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2022". http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/
  4. Yuzammi, " & Hay, A. ". Colocasia in Araceae (Unpublished) Flora Malesiana. (Submitted). http://araceae.e-monocot.org/node/148
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