Taxon profile

species

Yautia Amarilla
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Liliopsida - monocotyledons » order Alismatales » family Araceae - aroids » genus Xanthosoma - elephant's ear

Scientific synonyms

Xanthosoma atrovirens K. Koch & Bouché
Xanthosoma nigrum (Vell.) Stellfeld
Xanthosoma roseum Schott
Xanthosoma violaceum Schott

Other names

= Arrowleaf Elephant's Ear
= Blue Taro
= Purplestem Taro
= Rosy Malanga

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Author: Forest & Kim Starr

Links and literature

PLANTS Database [XAAT]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

PLANTS Database [XARO2]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

PLANTS Database [XASA2]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

PLANTS Database [XAVI]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott]
Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019

C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Xanthosoma violaceum Schott]
Data retrieved on: 1 April 2020

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