Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Caladieae
Genus: Xanthosoma
Species: Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Name

Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott, 1832.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arum sagittifolium L., Sp. Pl.: 966. 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent., Descr. Pl. Nov.: t. 30. 1801.

• Heterotypic
  • Alocasia talihan Elmer ex Merr., Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 185. 1922.
  • Arum nigrum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: 386, t. 107. 1831 publ. 1881, nom. illeg.
  • Arum xanthorrhizon Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 32. 1797.
  • Caladium edule G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 272. 1818.
  • Caladium mafaffa Engl. in DC. & A.DC., Monogr. Phan. 2: 471. 1879.
  • Caladium utile Engl. in DC. & A.DC., Monogr. Phan. 2: 469. 1879.
  • Caladium xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 490. 1805.
  • Philodendron nigrum Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 52. 1841, nom. nud.
  • Xanthosoma appendiculatum Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 417. 1854.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 3. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl. in DC. & A.DC., Monogr. Phan. 2: 476. 1879.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. hybridum K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 3. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. kochii Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 50. 1920.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. moritzii Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 51. 1920.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. panduriforme Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 51. 1920.
  • Xanthosoma atrovirens var. versicolor K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 3. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma blandum Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 346. 1862.
  • Xanthosoma edule (G.Mey.) Schott in Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot.: 19. 1832.
  • Xanthosoma ianthinum K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 2. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma jacquinii Schott in Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot.: 19. 1832.
  • Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott, Arac. Betreff. 2: 5. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma mafaffa var. blandum (Schott) Engl. in Mart. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 193. 1878.
  • Xanthosoma mafaffa var. typicum Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 51. 1920, nom. inval.
  • Xanthosoma nigrum Stellfeld, Tribuna Farm. 12: 201. 1944.
  • Xanthosoma peregrinum Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 511. 1864.
  • Xanthosoma poeppigii var. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 8. 1931.
  • Xanthosoma roseum Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 178. 1858.
  • Xanthosoma sagittifolium K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 2. 1855, nom. illeg.
  • Xanthosoma utile K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 2. 1855.
  • Xanthosoma violaceum Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 3: 370. 1853.
  • Xanthosoma xantharrhizon (Jacq.) K.Koch, Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 4. 1856.

Homonyms

• Xanthosoma sagittifolium Liebm., nom. illeg. = Xanthosoma undipes (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) K.Koch

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Costa Rica to S. Trop. America References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schott, H.W. in Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Melet. Bot. 19.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Xanthosoma sagittifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Xanthosoma sagittifolium. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 02 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Xanthosoma sagittifolium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Xanthosoma sagittifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: arrowleaf elephant ear, arrowleaf elephant's ear
Nederlands: pomtajer, tajerblad, tajerknol
português: taioba

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