Colocasia Schott

Details

Name scientific

Colocasia Schott, Melet. Bot. 18 (1832)

Preferred name

Colocasia Schott

Linked name

Colocasia

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Schott

Authors

Schott

Publication place

Schott, H.W.; Endlicher, S.L. 1832: Meletemata Botanica. Endlicher stated that only 50 copies were produced., Vienna.

Year published

1832

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Colocasia Schott

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Colocasia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Colocasia

Subordinates

Descriptions

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Colocasia Schott

Description

Erect, monoecious, tuberous, perennial herbs. Leaves peltate; laminae ovate-cordate, tip usually pointing down; petiole long. Inflorescences several together near apex of plant, pedunculate. Spathe tubular below, constricted at center, expanded above. Spadix < spathe; female flowers at base, separated from male flowers by a short zone of sterile flowers, with or without sterile terminal appendage. Berry white to greenish. Spp. c. 8 of tropical Asia, Malaysia and the Pacific. Adventive sp. 1.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Colocasia Schott

Colocasia Schott

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

Colocasia Schott

Colocasia

Mabberley, D.J. (2008)

Colocasia Schott

Araceae Juss.

Metadata

Record id

fc014e1c-f2aa-4d56-a5ae-7026f5e97a15

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

22 April 2026

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