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099.0000 Family Araceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 23 (1789), nom. cons.
123 genera, ca. 4100 spp.
Species listed in database: 4941; hybrids: 21
= Arisaraceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Caladiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 5 (1866)
= Callaceae Rchb. ex Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 25, 66 (1830)
= Colocasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 541 (1895)
= Cryptocorynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 32 (1858)
= Dracontiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 7 (1866)
= Lasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Lemnaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729 (1822), nom. cons.
= Monsteraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Orontiaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 24, 68 (1830)
= Pistiaceae Rich. ex C.Agardh; Aphor. Bot. 130 (1822)
= Philodendraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Pothaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Wolffiaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 4: 22 (1902)
099.9352 Genus Colocasia Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 1: 18 (1832)
Distribution: mostly China, tropical Asia, Polynesia. There is disagreement whether Leucocasia (L. gigantea only) should be separated.
Species listed in database: 15
= Leucocasia Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 34 (1857)
species :
Colocasia adiana Nangkar, A.P.Das & Tag; Pleione 13(1): 160 (2019)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah; Gard. Bull. Singapore 65(1): 27 (2013)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah; Gard. Bull. Singapore 65(1): 31 (2013)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832)
Name: Coco-Yam, Taro (EN); Angustia, Malanga, Yautia malanga (ES); Kolokasie (DE)
Distribution: Sardinia [c]; Italy [c]; Sicily [c]; Croatia [c]; Morocco [c]; Algeria [c]; Azores [c] (Santa Maria Isl. [c], Sao Miguel Isl. [c], Terceira [c], Graciosa [c], Sao Jorge [c], Pico [c], Faial [c], Flores Isl. [c], Corvo Isl. [c]); Madeira [c] (Madeira Isl. [c]); Canary Isl. [c] (Gran Canaria [c], Tenerife [c], La Gomera [c], La Palma [c]); Cape Verde Isl. [c] (Santo Antao Isl. [c], Ilha de Sao Tiago [c]); Guinea [c]; Burkina Faso [c]; Togo [c]; Benin [c]; Cameroon [c]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [c]; Principe Isl. [c]; São Tomé [c]; Congo [Brazzaville] [c]; Central African Republic [c]; D. R. Congo [Zaire] [c] (Tshopo etc.); Chad [c]; Sudan [c]; South Sudan [c]; Soqotra [c]; Zimbabwe [c]; Mozambique [c]; Ascension Isl. [I]; St. Helena [c]; Madagascar [c]; Comores [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Agalega Isl. [c]; East Aegaean Isl. [c] (Rhodos [c], Ikaria [c]); Turkey [c] (S-Anatolia [c]); China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); South Korea [c]; Ryukyu Isl. [c]; Pakistan; Bhutan [c]; India (almost throughout, incl. Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Sikkim); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [c]; Maldives [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore [c]; Sumatera; Philippines [c]; Jawa [c]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [c] (Bali [c]); Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [c]; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia [c] (Western Australia [c], Northern Territory [c], Queensland, New South Wales [c]); Lord Howe Isl. [c]; Norfolk Isl. [c]; New Zealand [c]; New Caledonia [c]; Santa Cruz Isl. [c]; Vanuatu [c]; Rotuma Isl. [c]; Tonga [c] (Late Isl. [c]); Niue [c]; Fiji [c]; Tuvalu [c]; Tokelau [c] (Swains Isl. [c]); Gilbert Isl. [c] (Butaritari? [c], Tarawa [c], Tabiteuea [c]); Banaba [Ocean] Isl. [c]; N-Line Isl. [c] (Kiritimati [c], Tabueran [c]); Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c]); Marquesas Isl. [c] (Nuku Hiva [c], Ua Huka [c], Ua Pou [c], Hiva Oa [c], Mohotani [c]); Society Isl. [c] (Tahiti [c], Raiatea [c], Tetiaroa Atoll [c]); Tuamotu Arch. [c] (Makatea Isl. [c], Takapoto Atoll [c]); Austral Isl. [c] (Tubuai [c]); Easter Isl. [c]; Palau [c] (Koror [c], Peleliu [c]); Northern Marianas [c]; Northern Marianas [c] (Pagan [c], Alamagan [c], Anatahan? [c]); Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c], Ulithi [c], Fais [c], Woleai [c], Faraulep [c], Ifalik [c], Lamotrek [c], Satawal [c], Puluwat [c], Pulusuk [c], Namonuito [c], E-Fayu [c], Murilo [c], Nomwin [c], Truk [c], Moen [c], Dublon [c], Tol [c], Udot [c], Fefan [c], Romanum [c], Ant [c], Etal [c], Kapingamarangi [c], Kosrae [c], Losap [c], Lukunor [c], Mokil [c], Nama [c], Pingelap [c], Pohnpei [c], Satawan [c], Nukuoro [c]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Lae [c], Aur [c], Jabwot [c], Ailinglapalap [c], Majuro [c], Arno [c], Kili [c], Jaluit [c], Ebon [c]); Hawaii [c] (Niihau [c], Kauai [c], Oahu [c], Molokai [c], Lanai [c], Maui [c], Hawaii Isl. [c]); USA [c] (Alabama [c], Florida [c], Georgia [c], Louisiana [c], Mississippi [c], North Carolina [c], Pennsylvania [c], South Carolina [c], Texas [c]); Mexico [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Jamaica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Antigua [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Dominica [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Lucia [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Guyana [c]; Surinam [c]; French Guiana [c]; Ecuador [c]; Galápagos [c]; Peru [c]; Bolivia [c]; Paraguay [c]; Argentina [c]
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Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia dussii Dammer; Gartenflora 1892: 312 (1892)
= Alocasia illustris W.Bull; Cat. New Beautiful Rare Pl. [W.Bull] 4 (1873), et Gard. Chron. 1873: 606 (1873)
= Aron colocasium (L.) St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880)
= Arum chinense L.; Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 234 (1754)
= Arum colocasia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 965 (1753)
= Arum colocasioides Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 7 et 385 (1829)
= Arum esculentum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 965 (1753)
= Arum lividum Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 260 (1796)
= Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 495 (1832)
= Arum peltatum Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 13 (1789)
= Caladium acre R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 336 (1810)
= Caladium antiquorum (Schott) André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 113 (1866)
= Caladium antiquorum var. nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 492 (1879)
= Caladium atrovirens André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 113 (1866)
= Caladium colocasia (L.) W.Wight; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 206 (1905)
= Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn.; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 156 (1834)
= Caladium divaricatum André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 113 (1866)
= Caladium esculenta var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubb.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 5 (1932)
= Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Descr. Pl. Nouv., t. 30 (1800), et in Roem. Arch. 2: III. 351
= Caladium esculentum unranked bataviensis Hovey; Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 22 (1882)
= Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser; Bot. Misc. 1: 259 (1830)
= Caladium nigrescens André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 113 (1866)
= Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent.; Descr. Pl. Nouv. sub t. 30 (1801)
= Caladium parimaense André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 113 (1866)
= Caladium violaceum Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 7 (1829)
= Caladium violaceum Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 492 (1879)
= Caladium violaceum var. alboviolaceum André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 112 (1866)
= Calla gaby Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 659 (1837)
= Colocasia acris (R.Br.) Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832)
= Colocasia aegyptiaca Samp.; Herb. Port., Apend. 3 (1914)
= Colocasia antiquorum f. acuatica Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 15 (1926)
= Colocasia antiquorum f. eguimo Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 15 (1926)
= Colocasia antiquorum f. oyasetage Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 15 (1926)
= Colocasia antiquorum f. purpurea Makino; Somoku Dzusetsu, ed. 4: 1253 (1912)
= Colocasia antiquorum f. yamamotoi Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 15 (1926)
= Colocasia antiquorum Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. acris (R.Br.) Schott; Syn. Aroid. 41 (1856)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta (L.) Schott; Syn. Aroid. 41 (1856) (ex Seem.)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. euchlora (K.Koch & Linden) Schott; Syn. Aroid. 42 (1856)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. globulifera Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 68 (1920)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. illustris (W.Bull) Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 492 (1879)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. multifolia Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 1: 4 (1916)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 492 (1879)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. patens Makino; Somoku Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 4: 1253 (1912)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. rosea Makino; Somoku Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 4: 1253 (1912)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. rupicola Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa 5: 867 (1924)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. stolonifera Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa 5: 867 (1924)
= Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth; Helios 11: 134 (1893)
= Colocasia esculenta f. ebiimo Makino; Pract. Hort. 16(10): 996 (1940)
= Colocasia esculenta f. rotundifolia Makino; Pract. Hort. 16(10): 996 (1940)
= Colocasia esculenta var. acris (R.Br.) A.F.Hill; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 117 (1939)
= Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (Schott) C.E.Hubb. & Rehder; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1: 5 (1932)
= Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis Hassk.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 150 (1840)
= Colocasia esculenta var. euchlora (K.Koch & Linden) A.F.Hill; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 117 (1939)
= Colocasia esculenta var. globulifera (Engl. & K.Krause) R.A.Young; Bull. U.S.D.A. (1895-1901) 1924: 1247 (1924)
= Colocasia esculenta var. illustris (W.Bull) A.F.Hill; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 118 (1939)
= Colocasia esculenta var. nymphaeifolia (Kunth) A.F.Hill; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 116 (1939)
= Colocasia esculenta var. rupicola (Haines) H.B.Naithani; Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan 454 (1990)
= Colocasia esculenta var. stolonifera (Haines) H.B.Naithani; Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan 454 (1990)
= Colocasia euchlora K.Koch & Linden; Index Sem. (Berlin) 1854(App.): 4 (1855)
= Colocasia formosana Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 133 (1919)
= Colocasia gracilis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 185 (1881)
= Colocasia himalensis Royle; Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 407 (1840)
= Colocasia konishii Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 134 (1919)
= Colocasia neocaledonica Van Houtte; Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 1885: ? (1885)
= Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 37 (1841)
= Colocasia peltata (Lam.) Samp.; Herb. Port. 12 (1913)
= Colocasia tonoimo Nakai; Iconogr. Pl. Asiae Orient. 3(3): 231, t. 85 (1940)
= Colocasia vera Hassk.; Flora 25(2 Beibl. 1): 81 (1842)
= Colocasia violacea (Desf.) Anon.; Bot. Mag. 126: t. 7732 (1900)
= Colocasia vulgaris Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 65 (1837)
= Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 127 (1952)
species :
Colocasia fontanesii Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 409 (1854)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); NE-India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, etc.); Myanmar; Laos; Thailand
36 CHI 40 IND 41 LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Colocasia antiquorum var. atropurpurea Rafarin; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 73 (1874)
= Colocasia antiquorum var. fontanesii (Schott) Schott; Syn. Aroid. 42 (1856)
= Colocasia esculenta var. fontanesii (Schott) A.F.Hill; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 118 (1939)
= Colocasia gaoligongensis H.Li & C.L.Long; Feddes Repert. 110(5-6): 423 (1999)
= Colocasia gongii C.L.Long & H.Li; Feddes Repert. 111(7-8): 559 (2000)
species :
Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6(19): 524 (1893)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Anhui [I], Guizhou [I], Hunan [I], Sichuan [I], Zhejiang [I]); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan [I]; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Moluccas [I]
36 CHI 38 NNS tai 40 BAN 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY mol SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Arisaema fouyou H.Lév.; Fl. Kouy-Tchéou 38 (1914)
= Caladium giganteum Blume; Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg [Blume] 103 (1823)
= Colocasia prunipes K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin) 4 (1854)
= Leucocasia gigantea (Blume) Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 34 (1857)
species :
Colocasia hassanii H.Ara; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 25(1): 102 (2018)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Colocasia kachinensis S.S.Zhou & J.T.Yin; PhytoKeys 138: 42 (2020)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin)
41 MYA
species :
Colocasia lihengiae C.L.Long & K.M.Liu; Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 42(4): 313 (2001)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
species :
Colocasia mannii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 524 (1893)
Distribution: India (Assam); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.
40 BAN IND 41 AND
species :
Colocasia menglaensis J.T.Yin, H.Li & Z.F.Xu; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 41(3): 223 (2004)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Myanmar; Laos; N-Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
species :
Colocasia oresbia A.Hay; Sandakania 7: 39 (1996)
Distribution: NE-India (Assam); Bangladesh; Borneo (Sabah)
40 BAN IND 42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Colocasia oresbia var. stolonifera H.Ara & M.A.Hassan; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 26: 17 (2019)
species :
Colocasia sookchaloemiae Chatan & Promprom; PhytoKeys 269: 132 (2026)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Colocasia spongifolia P.J.Matthews, V.D.Nguyen, Q.Fang & C.L.Long; Phytotaxa 541(1): 3 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Colocasia xui J.T.Yin; Contemp. Res. Perspect. Biol. Sci. 2: 166 (2024)
Distribution: SE-Tibet (Motuo)
36 TIB
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