Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

  • Collector(s)

    Merrill 21, May 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Laguna. Los Baños, Luzon.

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    NY Barcode: 3780478

    Occurrence ID: 3ca67193-8be1-4315-a636-e05d5ed2c410

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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CdLOCASIA Schott
Calla gaby Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 659 (sp. nov.) =Caladium esculentum
Vent.; Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 459; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 64=COLOCASIA
ESCULENTA (L.) Sch<>tk\ (¡p. antiquorum Schott.).-
The taro, widely known in the Philippines as gabi, is exten-
sively cultivated, a number of forms or varieties being found
in the Archipelago. It is at times at least subspontaneous, but
is certainly not a native of the Philippines.
illustrative specimen from Los Banosr Laguna Province, Luzon,
May, 1914, comm. F. C. Gates and F. Q. Otanes (Merrill: Spe-
cies Blancomae No. 21).
mem* ill:
SPECIES J3LANCOASAE KfJ.
21. Oolooasia esoulenta (Linn.)
Sohott.
Calla gafcy Blanco
Galaftittm esoulentum Tent* ;
Blaneo
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