- Family: Dioscoreaceae R.Br.
Tacca J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is Tropics & Subtropics.
[FTEA]
Taccaceae, Susan Carter. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1962
- Habit
- Glabrous or sparsely pilose herbs
- Tubers
- Tuber subglobose
- Bracts
- Bracts green or coloured, the 2 outer sessile, the inner sessile or scarcely petiolate ; filiform bracts usually present
- Perianth
- Perianth-segments subequal, reflexed, spreading, or erect
- Stigma
- Stigma-lobes emarginate
- Fruits
- Fruit baccate
- Seeds
- Seeds reniform or ovate ; embryo minute, buried in the endosperm.
Doubtfully present in:
Suriname
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Hawaii, Line Is., Nauru, Niue, Taiwan, Tuvalu
- Tacca ampliplacenta L.Zhang & Q.J.Li
- Tacca ankaranensis Bard.-Vauc.
- Tacca bibracteata Drenth
- Tacca borneensis Ridl.
- Tacca celebica Koord.
- Tacca chantrieri André
- Tacca ebeltajae Drenth
- Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.
- Tacca khanhhoaensis V.S.Dang & Vuong
- Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
- Tacca maculata Seem.
- Tacca palmata Blume
- Tacca palmatifida Baker
- Tacca parkeri Seem.
- Tacca plantaginea (Hance) Drenth
- Tacca reducta P.C.Boyce & S.Julia
- Tacca subflabellata P.P.Ling & C.T.Ting
Tacca J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen, K. [43753], Thailand | K001140265 | |||
| Faden, R.B. [76/610], Sri Lanka | K001140120 | |||
| Faden, R.B. [76/610], Sri Lanka | K001140121 | |||
| Beaman, J.H. [9979], Malaysia | K001140360 | |||
| Kiew, R. [4921], Malaysia | K001140167 | |||
| Smith, E. [693], Thailand | K001140264 | |||
| Chase, M.W. [175] | 74571.000 | |||
| Parry, N.E. [733], India | K001140099 | |||
| Bernardi, L. [11832], Madagascar | K001140854 | |||
| Ralimanana, H. [870], Madagascar | K000663077 | |||
| Dorr, L.J. [3606], Madagascar | K001140851 | |||
| Dorr, L.J. [3606], Madagascar | K001140852 | |||
| Dorr, L.J. [3772], Madagascar | K001140853 | |||
| Deroin, T. [168], Madagascar | K001140856 | |||
| Pereira, J.T. [JTP 440], Malaysia | K001140361 | |||
| Clarke, C.B. [42376 C] | K001140098 | |||
| s.coll [5173 [?]] | K001140101 | |||
| s.coll [168], Madagascar | K001140855 | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001140857 | isotype | ||
| Kok, R. de [S 97858], Malaysia | K001140362 | |||
| Herb Griffith [6022], India | K001140097 | |||
| Craie, W.G. [260], India | K001140100 | |||
| Huq, A. [H-2232], Bangladesh | K001140119 | |||
| Eja, M. [S. 56004], Malaysia | K001140363 |
First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 69 (1776)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 7: 413. Nom. cons.
- Char. Gen. Pl. 69 (1776)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Char. Gen. : 69 (1776)
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