Tacca leontopetaloides
Arrowroot, Batflower
Other regional names: East Indian Arrowroot +3 more
- East Indian Arrowroot
- Fiji Arrowroot
- Polynesian Arrowroot
- Tahiti Arrowroot
Also known as: Arisaema gracile (Roxb.) Kunth +14 more
- Arisaema gracile (Roxb.) Kunth
- Chaitaea tacca Sol. ex Seem.
- Chaitea tacca Solander ex Parkinson
- Chataea tacca Sol.
- Leontice leontopetaloides L.
- Podophyllum trilobum Burm.
- Tacca abyssinica Hochst. ex Baker
- Tacca artocarpifolia Seem.
- Tacca brownii Seem.
- Tacca brownii subsp. paeoniifolia Limpr.
- Tacca brownii var. paeoniifolia Limpr.
- Tacca dubia Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tacca gaogao Blanco
- Tacca guineensis G.Don ex Loudon
- Tacca hawaiiensis H.Limpr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Tacca leontopetaloides (commonly known as Arrowroot or Batflower) is a tuberous plant within the Dioscoreaceae family. It originates in Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii, Line Is., Nauru, Niue, Taiwan, Tuvalu