Accession Data

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Common Name: Yautia

Family: Araceae

Country of Origin: Costa Rica to S. Trop. America

Uses: This Tropical American plant is an important food crop. The small underground bulbs provide a staple carbohydrate throughout the Tropics. They are eaten grilled, fried, as puree in soups or barbecued whole. The young leaves and shoots are valued as boiled vegetable..

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 7a-9b

Accession #: 198500258

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1305

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Alismatales

Family: Araceae

SubFamily: Aroideae

Tribe: Caladieae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

Images

Xanthosoma sagittifolium