✿Taccaceae · Tacca
Bagh-Moochh / Fiji Arrow Root
Tacca leontopetaloides
Also known as Tahiti Arrow Root, Bat Plant
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- July-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Genus
- Tacca
- Family
- Taccaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stream banks of mixed forests. Also grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Wetland, Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- Widely distributed in the old world tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat
- 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, तवकीराच झाड
About Bagh-Moochh
Fiji arrow root (Tacca leontopetaloides) is a herb belonging to the Taccaceae family (Batflower Family). It is typically found in stream banks of mixed forests. also grown as garden plant. It occurs across Widely distributed in the old world tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-October.
Botanical family
Taccaceae
Batflower Family
Bagh-Moochh belongs to the Taccaceae family.
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