Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Collector(s)

    Omawale 185, 01 Dec 1972

  • Location

    Guyana. Triumph, East Coast Demerara, cultivated in the vegetable garden.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3780452

    Occurrence ID: a6987ab3-cb37-4665-a032-72d73f85ccc9

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Triumph, East Coast Demerara, cultivated in the vegetable garden

  • Elevation

    Alt. -2 m. (-7 ft.)

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UNIVERSITY OF GUIANA
FLORA OF GUYANA
VERN NAME: Dasheen
LOCALITY: Triumph,
EAST COAS! DEMERARA
NAME:
No. 185
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DATE
12.1.1972
COLLECTOR: Qnawale & R. Persaud
ALTITUDE: 2 metres "below sea-level.
HABITAT: Cultivated in the vegetable garden
DESCRIPTION Erect succulent herb 1 metre
from a stout rootstoek; stems whitish-green;
leaves dark green with a large purple blotch
in the centre and purple patches on the
upper surface; petioles dark green most of
the lower portion, purplish at the top;
peduncle green with purplish-brown; spathe
bright yellow, the base swollen, greenish-
purplish brown; spadix creamy yellow at the
top, green with sparse cream glossy blotches
below; corms oblong-ovoid brownish-black;
DISTRIBUTION: roots white with brown blotches.
BBG. NT. THIN,
03780452