Fiji arrow root
Tacca leontopetaloides
Also known as Tahiti arrow root, Bat plant
About Fiji arrow root
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. Common names include Polynesian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, East Indies arrowroot, pia, and seashore bat lily.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Genus
- Tacca
- Family
- TACCACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stream banks of mixed forests. Also grown as garden plant
- Distribution
- Widely distributed in the old world tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बाघ मूंछ bagh-moochh, देवकन्द devkanda
- Tamil
- சேனை cenai, ககனம் kakanam, காறாக்கருணை kara-k-karunai
- Telugu
- అడవిదుంప adavi dumpa, కంద kanda, పెద్ద కంద గడ్డ pedda kanda gadda
- Kannada
- ದೈವಕಂದ daeva kaanda, ಹಂದಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ handigedde, ಸೂರಣಗಡ್ಡೆ suranagadde
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുചേന kattuchena
- Marathi
- देवकंद devakanda, जटाशंकर jatashankar, पेणघागरा penghagara
Taccaceae
Batflower Family
Fiji arrow root belongs to the Taccaceae family.
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