Xanthosoma helleborifolium
Also known as: Acontias helleborifolius (Jacq.) Schott +15 more
- Acontias helleborifolius (Jacq.) Schott
- Acontias plumieri Schott
- Acontias variegatus (Desf.) Kunth
- Arum helleborifolium Jacq.
- Caladium hastifolium Steud.
- Caladium helleborifolium (Jacq.) Vent.
- Caladium variegatum Desf.
- Xanthosoma angustisectum Engl.
- Xanthosoma hastifolium C.Koch, 1854
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium f. variegatum (Desf.) Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium f. viride Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. angustisectum (Engl.) Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. viride Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. weberbaueri Engl.
- Xanthosoma plumieri (Schott) Schott
- Xanthosoma variegatum (Desf.) Schott
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Araceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous subshrub.
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Found natively in South America, Xanthosoma helleborifolium is a tuberous plant belonging to the Araceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
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)
Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.