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Colocasia esculenta

(L.) Schott

Taro

GUUnrankable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GUUnrankableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144891

Element CodePMARA08010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderArales

FamilyAraceae

GenusColocasia

Other Common Names

Coco Yam (EN) coco yam (EN) Elephant's Ear (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

The cultivated taro; origin uncertain (FNA, review draft 6/98).

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-06-08

Change Date1998-06-08

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Mississippi	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Puerto Rico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Toro Area	Caribbean National Forest	12,584
Mameyes Area	Caribbean National Forest	11,150

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.