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Taxon:
Xanthosoma caracu
K. Koch & C. D. Bouché
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Xanthosoma
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Caladieae
Nomen number:
42084
Place of publication:
A. C. H. Braun et al., App. gen. sp. nov. 3. 1855
Verified:
06/30/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Engler, A.
1920. Araceae. Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 23E(Heft 71):52.
Fournet, J.
1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Morton, J. F.
1972. Cocoyams (
Xanthosoma caracu
,
X. atrovirens
and
X. nigrum
), ancient root- and leaf-vegetables, gaining in economic importance. Proc. Florida State Hort. Soc. 85:86.
Plowman, T. A.
1969. Folk uses of New World aroids. Econ. Bot. 23:116.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Common names
Spanish
caracú –
Reference(s)
yautía horqueta –
Reference(s)
yautía manola –
Reference(s)
yautía viequera –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
widely cult. in neotropics
6
Other
origin unknown
Cultivated
(widely cult. in neotropics)
Other
(origin unknown)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Plowman, T. A.
1969. Folk uses of New World aroids. Econ. Bot. 23:116.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Human food
vegetable
Morton, J. F.
1972. Cocoyams (
Xanthosoma caracu
,
X. atrovirens
and
X. nigrum
), ancient root- and leaf-vegetables, gaining in economic importance. Proc. Florida State Hort. Soc. 85:86.
Name
References