Araceae

Xanthosoma Schott

First published in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 19 (1832)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Christmas I., Cook Is., Easter Is., Gabon, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Jamaica, Malaya, Marquesas, Niue, Norfolk Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 23 E: 41 (1920).
  • in Schott & Endl., Melet. 1: 19 (1832)

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Croat, T.B.; Davidson, C.; Davidson, S. [96533] Ecuador K001905515 No
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [916] Brazil K000578855 Yes
Nov 16, 2004 Haigh, A.L.; Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [48] French Guiana K000099779 No
Feb 4, 1997 Gonçalves, E.G. [42] Brazil K000099518 Type Yes
Feb 4, 1997 Gonçalves, E.G. [42] Brazil K000099513 Type Yes
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, L.; Altamirano, N. [87651] Ecuador K002821509 Yes
s.coll. [6873] Guyana K002821425 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2630] Colombia K002821518 Yes
Mora, M.M. [810] Ecuador K002821522 Yes
Forget, L. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400860 Type Yes
Jenman [5783] Guyana K002821426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002821423 Yes
Myers, J.G. [9368] Sudan K002821650 Yes
K:SPC-27378.000 No
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, L.; Altamirano, N. [87651] Ecuador K002821508 Yes
André, É. [2139] Colombia K002821515 Yes
{St. George} [317] Colombia K002821519 Yes
Jarrett, T. [389] Uganda K002821645 Yes
Sander, F. [s.n.] Peru K002821520 Yes
Forget [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400710 Type Yes
Forget [s.n.] Costa Rica K000400859 Unknown Type Material No
Plowman, T.C.; Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E. [2327] Colombia K002821513 Yes
[H] [8155] Mexico K002821328 Yes
[H] [8197] Mexico K002821329 Yes
Sander, F. [s.n.] Peru K002821521 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K002821516 Yes
[Rierg] [813] French Guiana K002821428 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, L.; Altamirano, N. [87651] Ecuador K002821510 Yes
[Clive I. Critfelet] [PP/104/20] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002821649 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1697] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002821648 Yes
Jenman [5783] Guyana K001733734 Yes
Bogner, J. [s.n.] K002821652 Yes
[Nebort N. Smith]; [E.] W. Smith [1960] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002821646 Yes
s.coll. [6873] Guyana K002821424 Yes
Ramírez, C.; Arias, J.; Alvarez, O.; Ramirez, F.; Pipoly, J. [18122] Colombia K002821511 Yes
s.coll. [DPM20] Guyana K002821427 Yes
{Granville J. J. de; Roesel, C.; Brothers, L.} [11532] French Guiana K002821430 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1958] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002821647 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E. [2327] Colombia K002821512 Yes
K:SPC-39529.000 No
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Brown, M.S. [6619] Puerto Rico K002821644 Yes
Ramirez, J.; Arias, J.; Alvarez, O.; Ranirez, F.; Pipoly, J. [18122] Colombia K002821517 Yes
[Philodendron] [K384] Colombia K002821514 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, L.; Altamirano, N. [87651] Ecuador K002821507 Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0