Tacca palmata
Also known as: Tacca angustilobata Merr. +5 more
- Tacca angustilobata Merr.
- Tacca elmeri K.Krause
- Tacca fatsiifolia Warb. ex H.Limpr.
- Tacca montana Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tacca rumphii Schauer
- Tacca vesicaria Blanco
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Originating in Tropical Asia and the Pacific, Tacca palmata is a tuberous plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam