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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
coco yam

   
Symbol: COES
Group: Monocot
Family: Araceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
PR    I



Photograph of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Papua New Guinea, New Britain.
 
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Distribution by State:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Distributional Map for Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Distribution Map Legend

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott distribution:
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, TX

 

Related Taxa:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

29 genera in Araceae, 1 species in Colocasia
Distribution of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder. .
Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum
Distribution of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. aquatilis Hassk.. .
Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis
Distribution of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. esculenta. .
Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta
coco yam
Distribution of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. nymphiifolia (Vent.) A.F. Hill. .
Colocasia esculenta var. nymphiifolia
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Classification:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Arecidae
Order   Arales
Family   Araceae – Arum family
Genus   Colocasia Schott – colocasia
Species   Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott – coco yam
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

wild taro

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

FLEPPC Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (http://www.fleppc.org/, 19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL

Colocasia antiquorum [=COESA]:
 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42549.

 

 

 

 
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