ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Colocasia esculenta

Name author: (L.) Schott

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: Colocasia
Species: Colocasia esculenta
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1832

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

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Alocasia dussiiName author: Dammer
Alocasia illustrisName author: W.Bull
Aron colocasiumName author: (L.) St.-Lag.
Arum chinenseName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Arum colocasiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Arum colocasioidesName author: Desf.
Arum esculentumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Arum lividumName author: Salisb.
Arum nymphaeifoliumName author: (Vent.) Roxb.
Arum peltatumName author: Lam.
Caladium acreName author: R.Br.
Caladium antiquorumName author: (Schott) André
Caladium atrovirensName author: André
Caladium colocasiaName author: (L.) W.Wight
Caladium colocasioidesName author: (Desf.) Brongn.
Caladium divaricatumName author: André
Caladium esculentumName author: (L.) Vent.
Caladium esculentum unranked bataviensisName author: Hovey
Caladium glycyrrhizumName author: Fraser
Caladium nigrescensName author: André
Caladium nymphaeifoliumName author: Vent.
Caladium parimaenseName author: André
Caladium violaceumName author: Desf.
Caladium violaceumName author: Engl.
Caladium violaceum var. alboviolaceumName author: André
Calla gabyName author: Blanco
Colocasia acrisName author: (R.Br.) Schott
Colocasia aegyptiacaName author: Samp.
Colocasia antiquorumName author: Schott
Colocasia antiquorum f. acuaticaName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. eguimoName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. oyasetageName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. purpureaName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum f. yamamotoiName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. acrisName author: (R.Br.) Schott
Colocasia antiquorum var. aquatilisName author: (Hassk.) Engl. & K.Krause
Colocasia antiquorum var. esculentaName author: (L.) Schott
Colocasia antiquorum var. euchloraName author: (K.Koch & Linden) Schott
Colocasia antiquorum var. globuliferaName author: Engl. & K.Krause
Colocasia antiquorum var. illustrisName author: (W.Bull) Engl.
Colocasia antiquorum var. multifoliaName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. nymphaeifoliaName author: (Vent.) Engl.
Colocasia antiquorum var. patensName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. roseaName author: Makino
Colocasia antiquorum var. rupicolaName author: Haines
Colocasia antiquorum var. stoloniferaName author: Haines
Colocasia antiquorum var. typicaName author: Engl.
Colocasia colocasiaName author: (L.) Huth
Colocasia esculenta f. ebiimoName author: Makino
Colocasia esculenta f. rotundifoliaName author: Makino

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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