80000001 The Euro+Med Plantbase Project
Details for: Colocasia esculenta
Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Name: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Nomencl. ref.: in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 18. 1832
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Lilianae
                         Ordo - Alismatales
                              Familia - Araceae
                                   Genus - Colocasia Schott
                                       
Basionym: Arum esculentum L.
Homotypic synonyms: Arum esculentum L.
Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.
Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai
Heterotypic synonyms: Alocasia dussii Dammer
Alocasia illustris W. Bull
Aron colocasium (L.) St.-Lag.
Arum chinense L.
Arum colocasia L.
Arum colocasioides Desf.
Arum lividum Salisb.
Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb.
Arum peltatum Lam.
Caladium acre R. Br.
Caladium colocasia (L.) W. Wight, nom. illeg.
Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn.
Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser
Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent.
Caladium violaceum Desf.
Caladium violaceum Engl.
Calla gaby Blanco
Calla virosa Roxb.
Colocasia acris (R. Br.) Schott
Colocasia aegyptiaca Samp.
Colocasia antiquorum Schott
Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth, des. inval.
Colocasia euchlora K. Koch & Linden
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia gracilis Engl.
Colocasia himalensis Royle
Colocasia neocaledonica Van Houtte
Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth
Colocasia peltata (Lam.) Samp.
Colocasia tonoimo Nakai
Colocasia vera Hassk.
Colocasia violacea (Desf.)
Colocasia virosa (Roxb.) Kunth
Colocasia vulgaris Raf.
Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain
Zantedeschia virosa (Roxb.) K. Koch
Colocasia antiquorum var. multifolia Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. patens Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. rosea Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. rupicola Haines
Colocasia antiquorum var. stolonifera Haines
Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (Schott) F. T. Hubb. & Rehder
Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis Hassk.
Colocasia esculenta var. rupicola (Haines) H. B. Naithani
Colocasia esculenta var. stolonifera (Haines) H. B. Naithani
Colocasia antiquorum f. acuatica Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. eguimo Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. oyasetage Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. purpurea Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. yamamotoi Makino
Colocasia esculenta f. ebiimo Makino
Colocasia esculenta f. rotundifolia Makino
 
Common names: alaberca (Galician), alcolcaz (Spanish, Castillian), alcozcaz (Spanish, Castillian), aro de Egipto (Spanish, Castillian), aro egipcio (Spanish, Castillian), colocàsia (Catalan), colocasia (Portuguese), colocásia (Portuguese), colocasia (Spanish, Castillian), colocàssia (Majorcan), culcasia (Spanish, Castillian), folla d´ar (Galician), folla d´ara (Galician), folla da ara (Galician), folla do aire (Galician), folla do ar (Galician), follas da prata (Galician), herba da ara (Galician), herba do aire (Galician), herba do ar (Galician), igname (Portuguese), inhame (Portuguese), inhame de Egipto (Portuguese), inhame do Egipto (Portuguese), mantas de Santa Maria (Spanish, Castillian), manto de Nuestra Señora (Spanish, Castillian), manto de Santa Maria (Spanish, Castillian), manto de Santa María (Spanish, Castillian), name (Spanish, Castillian), ñame (Spanish, Castillian), rapa d´aigua (Galician), taro (Catalan), yame de Canarias (Spanish, Castillian), yame de Egipto (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Az Hs It Ju Lu Md Sa Si]