Tacca leontopetaloides

Polynesian arrowroot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Tacca
Species:
T. leontopetaloides
Binomial name
Tacca leontopetaloides
(L.) Kuntze, 1891[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Chaitaea tacca Sol. ex Seem.
  • Chaitea tacca Solander ex Parkinson
  • Leontice leontopetaloides L.
  • Tacca abyssinica Hochst. ex Baker
  • Tacca artocarpifolia Seem.
  • Tacca brownii Seem.
  • Tacca dubia Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tacca gaogao Blanco
  • Tacca guineensis G. Don ex Loudon
  • Tacca hawaiiensis H.Limpr.
  • Tacca involucrata Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Tacca maculata Zipp. ex Span. nom. inval.
  • Tacca madagascariensis (H.Limpr.) H.Limpr.
  • Tacca madagascariensis Bojer
  • Tacca oceanica Seem.
  • Tacca phallifera Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tacca pinnatifida J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
  • Tacca pinnatifolia Gaertn.
  • Tacca quanzensis Welw.
  • Tacca umbrarum Jum. & H.Perrier
  • Tacca viridis Hemsl.

Tacca leontopetaloides is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. It is native to the islands of Southeast Asia. Austronesian peoples introduced it as a canoe plant throughout the Indo-Pacific tropics during prehistoric times. It has become naturalized to tropical Africa, South Asia, northern Australia, and Oceania.[2] Common names include Polynesian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, East Indies arrowroot, pia,[4] and seashore bat lily.[5]

  1. ^ Contu, S. (2013). "Tacca leontopetaloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392847A44503085. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Tacca leontopetaloides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. ^ "Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze". World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Tacca leontopetaloides (Dioscoreaceae)". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ Tan, Ria (13 January 2022). "Seashore bat lily (Tacca leontopetaloides)". Wild Singapore. Retrieved 11 March 2023.