PLANTS Profile for Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum ()

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PLANTS Profile

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

Symbol:

COESA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Araceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

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Synonyms:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

COAN5

Colocasia antiquorum Schott

Distribution:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, GA, LA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

View 29 genera in Araceae, 1 species in Colocasia, 4 varieties in Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Classification:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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
Variety	Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

U.S. Weed Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

Colocasia esculenta
wild taro

The related entity italicized and indented above 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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Introduced Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. antiquorum (Schott) Hubbard & Rehder

Colocasia antiquorum:

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

OBL

Colocasia esculenta: