ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Caladium bicolor

Name author: (Aiton) Vent.

A species in the Araceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Caladium
Species: Caladium bicolor
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1800

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Caladium bicolor. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Alocasia rexName author: N.E.Br.
Alocasia roezliiName author: N.E.Br.
Arum bicolorName author: Aiton
Arum pellucidumName author: Fulchir ex Kunth
Arum pulchrumName author: Salisb.
Arum vermitoxicumName author: Vell.
Arum vermitoxicumName author: Vell. ex Kunth
Caladium albicansName author: Stange
Caladium albopunctatissimumName author: Jacob-Makoy ex H.Karst.
Caladium amabileName author: Verschaff.
Caladium amoenumName author: Engl.
Caladium appunianumName author: Engl.
Caladium argyrospilumName author: Lem.
Caladium auritumName author: Jacob-Makoy
Caladium baraquiniName author: Hérincq
Caladium baraquiniiName author: W.Bull ex J.Dix
Caladium barilletiiName author: Anon.
Caladium barraquiniiName author: Hérincq
Caladium barraquiniiName author: Lem.
Caladium bicolor f. argyrospilumName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. argyrospilumName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. barraquiniiName author: (Hérincq) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. brongniartiiName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. brongniartiiName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. chantiniiName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. chantiniiName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. devosianumName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. devosianumName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. haematostigmaName author: (Kunth) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. macrophyllumName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. macrophyllumName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. mirabileName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. mirabileName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. neumanniiName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. neumanniiName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. perrieriName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. perrieriName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. punctatissumumName author: Stange
Caladium bicolor f. regaleName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. regaleName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. robustumName author: Jonker
Caladium bicolor f. rubicundumName author: Stehlé
Caladium bicolor f. splendensName author: (K.Koch & Fintelm.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. surinamenseName author: (Miq.) Stehlé
Caladium bicolor f. vellozoanumName author: (Schott) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. verschaffeltiiName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor f. verschaffeltiiName author: (Lem.) Vent.
Caladium bicolor f. wightiiName author: (Lem.) Engl.
Caladium bicolor subvar. donizettiiName author: Engl.
Caladium bicolor subvar. rosaceumName author: Engl.

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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