Xanthosoma caracu K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Yautia horqueta (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Xanthosoma

Characteristics

A large herb. It grows up to 2 m tall. The stem is not above ground. The leaf stalk is thick and fleshy. The wings are tinged violet. They is a waxy bloom on the back. The leaf blade is bluish-green and shiny above and pale underneath. It is spear shaped and pointed and 25-50 cm long. It is 45 cm wide. It has tubers underground.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.45
Mature height (meter) 1.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Xanthosoma caracu world distribution map, present in Dominica and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89318-1
WFO ID wfo-0000334714
COL ID 7G924
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 911699
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Synonyms

Xanthosoma caracu