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Xanthosoma (cocoyam)
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Top of page| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
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| Leaf and inflorescence | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (arrowleaf elephant's ear); leaf and inflorescence | ©Smithsonian Institution/Pedro Acevedo | |
| Leaf | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (arrowleaf elephant's ear); leaf. | ©Smithsonian Institution/Pedro Acevedo | |
| Inflorescence | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (arrowleaf elephant's ear); inflorescence. | ©Smithsonian Institution/Pedro Acevedo | |
| Inflorescence | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (arrowleaf elephant's ear); close-up of inflorescence. | ©Smithsonian Institution/Pedro Acevedo |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Xanthosoma Schott (1832)
Preferred Common Name
- cocoyam
International Common Names
- English: tannia; yautia
- French: chou caraibe; tanier
Local Common Names
- Germany: Goldnarbe
- Thailand: kradat
EPPO code
- XATSS (Xanthosoma sp.)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Monocotyledonae
- Order: Arales
- Family: Araceae
- Genus: Xanthosoma
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Ceratocystis fimbriata (Ceratocystis blight); Dasheen mosaic virus (dasheen mosaic); Pythium myriotylum (brown rot of groundnut)Minor host of:
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale); Glomerella cingulata (anthracnose); Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug); Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode); Meloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm); Pentalonia nigronervosa (banana aphid); Phytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight); Spodoptera eridania (southern armyworm)Uses List
Top of pageAnimal feed, fodder, forage
- Fodder/animal feed
General
- Ornamental
Human food and beverage
- Flour/starch
- Vegetable
Medicinal, pharmaceutical
- Source of medicine/pharmaceutical