Bagh-Moochh / Fiji Arrow Root
Tacca leontopetaloides
Also known as Tahiti Arrow Root, Bat Plant
- 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, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- 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
A member of the Taccaceae family, Fiji arrow root (Tacca leontopetaloides) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and 5 other states. It grows in stream banks of mixed forests. Also grown as garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten and long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Taccaceae
Batflower Family
Bagh-Moochh belongs to the Taccaceae family.
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