MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE



Sorting Xanthosoma names


Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :




Xanthosoma atrovirens K. Koch & C. D. Bouché

SYNONYM(S) :   Xanthosoma peregrinum Griseb.

BENGALI :  Moulavikachu.

ENGLISH :  Indian kale.

SPANISH :  Gingibrilla, Malanga amarilla (Cuba), Tembá taiá, Tambatajá, Yautía amarilla (Puerto Rico),  Yautía vinola. 


A synonym of  Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott ?

Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl.

SYNONYM(S) :   Caladium brasiliense Desf., Philodendron fontanesii Kunth

ENGLISH :  Celery stem taro, Tahitian spinach.

FRENCH :  Calalou (Tahiti), Quélimbé. 

PORTUGUESE :  Belembe, Quelembe.

SPANISH :   Belembé, Calalú, Kelembé, Quequestre (Guatemala), Yautía belembé .
Xanthosoma caracu  K. Koch & C. D. Bouché

SPANISH :  Caracú, Yautía horqueta, Yautía manola, Yautía vieguera.



Xanthosoma helleborifolium (Jacq.) Schott

SYNONYM(S) :  Acontias helleborifolius (Jacq.) Schott ex Schott & Endl., Arum helleborifolium Jacq., Caladium helleborifolium (Jacq.) Vent.,  Xanthosoma angustisectum Engl., Xanthosoma hastifolium (Schott) K. Koch

PORTUGUESE :  Belembe silvestre.

Xanthosoma lindenii (André) Engl. 

SYNONYM(S) :   Caladium lindenii (André) Madison

FRENCH :  Xanthosoma de Lindley.

Xanthosoma mafaffa  Schott. 'Aurea'

SYNONYM(S) :   Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott. 'Chartreuse Giant' , Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott. 'Lime Zinger'

ENGLISH :   Elephant Ear 'Mafia Gold'  , Giant golden taro.

Xanthosoma mexicanum Liebm.

SYNONYM(S) :   Xanthosoma pilosum K. Koch & Augustin

SPANISH :  Capote blanco (Mexico), Malangar (Mexico).

Xanthosoma poeppigii Schott

SYNONYM(S) :   Caladium mafaffa hort.,  Xanthosoma blandum Schott,  Xanthosoma mafaffa  Okeke, Xanthosoma mafaffa  Schott., Xanthosoma subandinum Schott

ENGLISH :  West African yautia.

PORTUGUESE :  Mafafa, Mangarito (Brazil).

SPANISH :  Mafafa (Mexico).

YORUBA :  Ewe koko.
Xanthosoma pubescens Poepp. & Endl.

FRENCH :  Xanthosoma de Bolivie.

Xanthosoma robustum Schott

SPANISH :  Capote (Mexico), Macal (Mexico), Mafafa (Mexico), Pixi (Mexico), Quiscamote (Honduras),


Xanthosoma roseum Schott

ENGLISH :  Rosy malanga.


Xanthosoma sagittifolium  (L.) Schott

SYNONYM(S) :   Arum sagittifolium L.,  Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent.

CHINESE :  千年芋    Qian nian yu  (Taiwan).

ENGLISH :  Ape (Hawaii), Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Elephant ears (USA), Green arrow elephant ears, New cocoyam,  Tania, Tannia (Caribbean Islands), Yautia.

FRENCH :  Chou caraïbe,  Malanga marron, Tanier (Caribbean Islands), Tannier, Tanyove (Guyana), Tayo tyo (West Indies), Taye, Tayove (Guyane).

GERMAN :  Tania.

MALAY :   Kimpool (Indonesia).

PORTUGUESE :  Mangará mirim, Mangareto, Mangarito, Mangarás (Brazil), Taioba (Brazil).

SPANISH :  Gualuza (Bolivia), Malanga (Antilles), Malanga amarilla, Malanga blanca (Cuba),  Malanga malangay, Ocumo (Venezuala), Ocumo cuman (Venezuela), Quequesque (Guatemala), Quiquisque, Tiquisque blanco (Costa Rica), Yautía amarilla, Yautía blanca, Yautia braviá (Puerto Rico) .

Xanthosoma striatipes (K. Koch & C.D. Bouché) Madison

SYNONYM(S) :   Caladium angustifolium Engl., Caladium striatipes (Kunth & Bouché) Schott , Philodendron striatipes Kunth & Bouché , Xanthosoma striatipes (Kunth.) Madison

ENGLISH :  Narrow-leaved caladium.


Xanthosoma undipes (C. Koch & Bouché) C. Koch

SYNONYM(S) :   Alocasia undipes C. Koch & Bouché,  Xanthosoma jacquinii sensu Engl.

ENGLISH :  Giant tanier.

FRENCH :  Malanga cochon (Guadeloupe), Malanga diable  (Guadeloupe).

SPANISH :  Yautía amarilla, Yautía cimarrona, Yautia palma, Yautia hueca, Yautia silvestre.




Xanthosoma violaceum Schott

SYNONYM(S) :   Arum nigrum Vell., Xanthosoma ianthinum C. Koch,  Xanthosoma nigrum auct., Xanthosoma nigrum (Vell.) Mansf.

BENGALI :  Dudkachu.

CHINESE :  紫柄千年芋   Zi bing qian nian yu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH :  Black malanga,  Blue ape, Blue taro, Primrose malanga, Purple stem elephant ears, Red coco (Jamaica), Yautia.

FRENCH :  Malanga noir (as X. nigrum), Taro violet, Xanthosoma violacée.

HINDI :  Kala kachu.

MALAY :  Birah hitam, Keladi hitam, Kimpul (Indonesia), Kimpool (Indonesia), Talas belitung (Indonesia).

PORTUGUESE :  Batata-de-taxola (as X. nigrum), Inhame roxo (Brazil),  Taioba roxo (Brazil).

SPANISH :  Malanga colorada, Malanga lila (Cuba), Malanga morada (Cuba), Malango, Ocumo morado culin, Otó (as X. nigrum),  Quequesque (Guatemala), Quequeste, Quiquisque, Rascadera,  Tiquisque morado (as X. nigrum), Vinola, Yautia lila (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic), Yautía guayabera, Yautía morada, Yautía palma.

TAGALOG :  Cebu gabi, Gabing cebu.

THAI :   กระดาดดำ  Kradat dam.

Xanthosoma wendlandii (Schott) Schott

 SYNONYM(S) :   Acontias hoffmannii Schott, Acontias wendlandii Schott, Xanthosoma hoffmannii (Schott) Schott  var. wendlandii (Schott) Engl., Xanthosoma hoffmannii (Schott) Schott


Synonym of  Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott  ?



HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Xanthosoma Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database   (M.M.P.N.D)  - A Work in Progress. School of Agriculture and Food Systems. Faculty of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Xanthosoma.html > (2006).

 

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?Xanthosoma (22 April 2006). (GRIN)



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