Tacca maculata Seem.

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Tacca

Characteristics

Leaves few; petiole to 1.9 m long, usually more than 1 m; lamina initially trisect then irregularly dissected, often trichotomously; lobes linear, attenuate. Inflorescence scape to 2 m long; involucral bracts 3 or 4, lanceolate to ovate, frequently bi-or trifid at tip; flowers 20-40 on pedicels to 5 cm long; 'floral bracts' c. 40-100, filiform, mostly 10-15 cm long. Sepals and petals similar, c. 5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide, green outside, maroon inside. Style c. 2 mm long, with 3 glandular patches at base. Fruit rounded, ovoid, 2-3 cm long, crowned with persistent perianth. Seeds many.
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A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-2 m high. It forms tubers. The flowers are red to purple. It usually flowers after rain.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy soils. It occurs in the Kimberley region in Western Australia. It grows in coastal areas but away from beaches.
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Tends to grow in well-drained lateritic soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 26 - 29
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Tacca maculata unspecified picture

Distribution

Tacca maculata world distribution map, present in Australia, Fiji, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827912-1
WFO ID wfo-0000567829
COL ID 7BCCB
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Synonyms

Tacca samoensis Tacca pinnatifida var. aconitifolia Tacca pinnatifida subsp. maculata Tacca maculata