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Tacca chantrieri.jpg

Tacca chantrieri  André

Bat Flower, Cat’s Whiskers, Devil's Tongue

Plants > Angiosperms > Dioscoreaceae > ​​Tacca chantrieri

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Tacca
Species: chantrieri


  • Common names: Bat Flower, Cat’s Whiskers, Devil's Tongue
  • Thai names: กลาดีกลามูยี kla-di-kla-mu-yi (Malay-Pattani), คลุ้มเลีย khlum lia (Chanthaburi), ดีงูหว้า di ngu wa (Northern), ดีปลาช่อน di pla chon (Trat), นิลพูสี ninla phusi (Trang), เนระพูสีไทย nera phusi thai (Central), มังกรดำ mangkon dam (Bangkok), ม้าถอนหลัก ma thon lak (Chumphon), ละเบ๊าะบูเก๊ะ la-bo-bu-ke (Malay-Yala), ว่านค้างคาว wan khang khao (General), ว่านพังพอน wan phang phon (Yala), ว่านหัวฬา wan hua la (Chanthaburi)
  • Chinese names: 箭根薯 jian gen shu
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Mae Taeng)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Tacca chantrieri from Thailand.
Tacca chantrieri Mok Fa waterfall Mae Taeng July 2017.jpg
Tacca chantrieri, Mok Fa waterfall, Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, July 2017

References:
The Plant List - accessed 15 Nov 2019
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​ - accessed 15 Nov 2019
Flora of China - accessed 15 Nov 2019
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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