Tacca chantrieri
Batflower, Cat's Whiskers
Other regional names: Devil Flower
- Devil Flower
Also known as: Schizocapsa breviscapa (Ostenf.) H.Limpr. +11 more
- Schizocapsa breviscapa (Ostenf.) H.Limpr.
- Schizocapsa itagakii Yamam.
- Tacca chantrieri f. macrantha (H.Limpr.) H.Limpr.
- Tacca esquirolii (H.Lév.) Rehder
- Tacca garrettii Craib
- Tacca lancifolia var. breviscapa Ostenf.
- Tacca macrantha H.Limpr.
- Tacca minor Ridl.
- Tacca paxiana H.Limpr.
- Tacca roxburghii H.Limpr.
- Tacca vespertilio Ridl.
- Tacca wilsonii H.Limpr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Tacca chantrieri (commonly known as Batflower or Cat's-Whiskers) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam