Tacca plantaginea (Hance) Drenth

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Tacca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.25-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet places in mountainous regions.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 26 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Tacca plantaginea world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827927-1
WFO ID wfo-0000568079
COL ID 7BCF6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Schizocapsa guangxiensis Schizocapsa plantaginea Tacca plantaginea