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Taxon:
Xanthosoma violaceum
Schott
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Xanthosoma
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Caladieae
Nomen number:
42091
Place of publication:
Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 3:370. 1853
Comment:
place of publication verified from original literature by D. H. Nicolson, pers. comm. (via e-mail on 2 May 2002)
Verified:
05/03/2002
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
Invalid Designation(s)
Xanthosoma nigrum
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Birdsey, M. R.
1951. The cultivated aroids. 128-129.
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Note:
=
Xanthosoma nigrum
Mansf.
Gonçalves, E. G.
2011. The commonly cultivated species of
Xanthosoma
Schott (Araceae), including four new species. Aroideana 34:3-23.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Note:
=
Xanthosma sagittifolium
(L.) Schott
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
mentions
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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. 85:87.
Note:
=
Xanthosoma nigrum
Mansf.
Pancho, J. V.
1959. Notes on cultivated aroids in the Philippines 1. The edible species. Baileya 7:70.
Plowman, T.
1969. Folk uses of New World aroids. Econ. Bot. 23:117-118.
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
Note:
=
Xanthosoma nigrum
Mansf.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
mentions; lists as possibly native from Mexico to Panama
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Vásquez Martínez, R. et al.
2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):56.
Note:
(cult.)
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
black malanga –
Reference(s)
blue ape –
Reference(s)
blue-taro –
Reference(s)
primrose malanga –
Reference(s)
yautia –
Reference(s)
French
malanga noir –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
batata-de-taxola –
Reference(s)
Spanish
otó –
Reference(s)
tiquisque morado –
Reference(s)
Swedish
purpurtannia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
2
Cultivated
widely cult. in neotropics
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. in neotropics
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
Cultivated
(widely cult. in neotropics)
Naturalized
(widely natzd. in neotropics)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Human food
vegetable
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
mentions; lists as possibly native from Mexico to Panama
Human food
vegetable
Plowman, T.
1969. Folk uses of New World aroids. Econ. Bot. 23:117-118.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Name
References