Xanthosoma sagittifolium
A species in the Araceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Xanthosoma
- Species
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1832
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Xanthosoma sagittifolium. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alocasia alboviolaceaName author: Veitch ex J.Dix
- Alocasia talipanName author: Elmer ex Merr.
- Arum nigrumName author: Vell.
- Arum sagittifoliumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Arum xanthorrhizonName author: Jacq.
- Caladium eduleName author: G.Mey.
- Caladium mafaffaName author: Engl.
- Caladium sagittifoliumName author: (L.) Vent.
- Caladium utileName author: Engl.
- Caladium xanthorrhizonName author: (Jacq.) Willd.
- Philodendron nigrumName author: Kunth
- Xanthosoma appendiculatumName author: Schott
- Xanthosoma atrovirensName author: K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. appendiculatumName author: (Schott) Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. hybridumName author: K.Koch
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. kochiiName author: Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. moritziiName author: Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. panduriformeName author: Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. versicolorName author: K.Koch
- Xanthosoma aureumName author: E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma eduleName author: (G.Mey.) Schott
- Xanthosoma ianthinumName author: K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma jacquiniiName author: Schott
- Xanthosoma maculatumName author: G.Nicholson
- Xanthosoma mafaffaName author: Schott
- Xanthosoma mafaffa var. typicumName author: Engl.
- Xanthosoma monstruosumName author: E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma nigrumName author: Stellfeld
- Xanthosoma obtusilobumName author: Engl.
- Xanthosoma panduriformeName author: E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma peregrinumName author: Griseb.
- Xanthosoma poeppigii var. mafaffaName author: (Schott) J.F.Macbr.
- Xanthosoma roseumName author: Schott
- Xanthosoma sagittifoliumName author: K.Koch
- Xanthosoma utileName author: K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma violaceumName author: Schott
- Xanthosoma wallisiiName author: Linden
- Xanthosoma xanthorrhizonName author: (Jacq.) K.Koch
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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