Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Collector(s)

    H. Balslev 4373, 28 Jul 1983

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. Rio Cuyabeno below inlet of Rio Tarapui, Pto. Bolivar, in garden of Victoriano Criollo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3780451

    Occurrence ID: e1ef59e2-3d6c-4231-a686-fbac8a2f7310

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    Rio Cuyabeno below inlet of Rio Tarapui, Pto. Bolivar, in garden of Victoriano Criollo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 230 m. (755 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.08, -76.17

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BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
ARACEAE
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.
Siona:
Spanish: Papa china
NAPO: Rio Cuyabeno below inlet of Rio
Tarapui, Pto. Bolivar, in garden of
Victoriano Criollo, 0°t>s‘i 96°70/u)
Garden in tropical rainforest, 230 m.
28 Jul 1983.
A cultivated herb with big soft leaves
arising from a fleshy rhizome. The rhizome {
is starchy and is boiled as a potato.
H. BALSLEV & E. ASANZA 4373
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