- Tacca
Taxobox
name = "Tacca"
image_caption = White Bat Flower ("Tacca integrifolia")
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Dioscoreales
familia =Dioscoreaceae
genus = "Tacca"
genus_authority = J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text"Tacca" is a genus of ten species of
flowering plant s in the orderDioscoreales , native to tropical regions ofAfrica and southeasternAsia . In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003APG II system incorporates it into the familyDioscoreaceae .;Selected species
*"Tacca chantrieri " André
*"Tacca flabellata " J.J.Sm.
*"Tacca integrifolia " Ker Gawl.
*"Tacca leontopetaloides " Kuntze
*"Tacca palmata " Blume
*"Tacca plantaginea " (Hance) DrenthSeveral species are cultivated as
ornamental plant s for their bold foliage and large flowers.References
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11828 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Tacca"]
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/taccacea.htm Taccaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ "The families of flowering plants"] .
*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan.
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