Araceae

Xanthosoma Schott

First published in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 19 (1832)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Christmas I., Cook Is., Easter Is., Gabon, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Jamaica, Malaya, Marquesas, Niue, Norfolk Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 23 E: 41 (1920).
  • in Schott & Endl., Melet. 1: 19 (1832)

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Croat, T.B.; Davidson, C.; Davidson, S. [96533] Ecuador K001905515 No
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [916] Brazil K000578855 Yes
Nov 16, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [48] French Guiana K000099779 No
Feb 4, 1997 Gonçalves, E.G. [42] Brazil K000099518 Type Yes
Feb 4, 1997 Gonçalves, E.G. [42] Brazil K000099513 Type Yes
Forget, L. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400860 Type Yes
K:SPC-27378.000 No
Forget [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400859 Unknown Type Material No
Forget [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400710 Type Yes
K:SPC-39529.000 No

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0