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Xanthosoma sagittifolium
About
Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or tannia, is a tropical flowering plant from the family Araceae. It produces an edible, starchy corm. X. sagittifolium is native to tropical America where it has been first cultivated. Around the 19th century, the plant spread to Southeast Asia and Africa and has been cultivated there ever since. X. sagittifolium is often confused with the related plant Colocasia esculenta (taro), which is similar both in appearance and its uses. Both plants are often collectively named 'cocoyam'.
- Family
- Araceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Slug
- xanthosoma-sagittifolium
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Xanthosoma
- Species
- sagittifolium
- Wikidata QID
- Q279280
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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