Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Collector(s)

    Omawale 184, 01 Dec 1972

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3780453

    Occurrence ID: 72b9940d-6514-40e8-8a7b-dc3bb5efbe26

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Triumph, East Coast Demerara, cultivated in vegetable garden

  • Elevation

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

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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FLORA OF GUYANA
No. Ml
NAME:	/o s’/'Ci eSd Ou/^yt
VERN NAME: Chinese Bddoe, WÊAm^
LOCALITY:
DATE:
COLLECTOR:
Triuaph,
BAST COAST DEMERARA.
12,1.1972
Omawale ft R. Persaud
ALTITUDE: 2 metres below sea-level
HABITAT: Cultivated la vegetable garden
DESCRIPTION Krect succulent herb 83 cm
growls from a thick rootstockfstem
pinkish-white with a brown membranous
sheath. Leaves dark green with a bright
pink «pot in the centre of fhe upper
•surfacej petiole light green with a
pinkish tinge; corms oblong« round,
creamy with browniah lines around) roots
whitish plak,
DISTRIBUTION: H8Ö« HT* ®KXÄ*
03780453