PLANTS Profile for Colocasia (colocasia)

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PLANTS Profile

Colocasia Schott
colocasia

Symbol:

COLOC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Araceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Colocasia Schott

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Distribution:
Colocasia Schott

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Colocasia Schott

View 29 genera in Araceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Colocasia esculenta
coco yam

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Colocasia Schott

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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

More Accounts and Images:
Colocasia Schott

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 185364.

Time Generated: 10/28/2008 06:17 AM MDT