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Tacca leontopetaloides  (L.) Kuntze

Polynesian Arrowroot, Fiji Arrowroot

Plants > Angiosperms > Dioscoreaceae > ​​Tacca leontopetaloides

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


  • Common names: Polynesian Arrowroot, Fiji Arrowroot
  • Thai names: เท้ายายม่อม thao yai mom (Central), บุกรอ buk ro (Trat), ไม้เท้าฤๅษี mai thao ruesi (Bangkok), สิงโตดำ singto dam (Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 蒟蒻薯 ju ruo shu
  • Distribution: Native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and Fiji.
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • 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 leontopetaloides from Thailand.
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Tacca leontopetaloides (Fiji Arrowroot), Nakhon Si Thammara
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Tacca leontopetaloides (Fiji Arrowroot), Nakhon Si Thammara
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Tacca leontopetaloides (Fiji Arrowroot), Nakhon Si Thammara

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

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