Rhind, W., history of the vegetable kingdom, new ed. (1855)
Hist. Veg. Kingd.

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(1868)

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t. 6 f. 4

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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

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name cited:
Colocasia antiquorum Schott
name recognized:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
name recognized (basionym):
Arum esculentum L.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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engraving/lithography: J. Bishop

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family: Araceae

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epithet cited: antiquorus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: esculentus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Wellcome Museum and Library, London, U.K.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=480994

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai;
heterotypic synonyms:
Alocasia dussii Dammer; Alocasia illustris W.Bull; Arum chinense L.; Arum colocasia L.; Arum colocasioides Desf.; Arum lividum Salisb.; Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb.; Arum peltatum Lam.; Caladium acre R. Br.; Caladium colocasia (L.) W.Wight; Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn.; Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser; Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent.; Caladium violaceum Desf.; Caladium violaceum Engl.; Calla gaby Blanco; Calla virosa Roxb.; Colocasia acris (R. Br.) Schott; Colocasia aegyptiaca Samp.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott; Colocasia bataviensis Alphand; Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth; Colocasia euchlora K. Koch & Linden; Colocasia fontanesii Schott; Colocasia gracilis Engl.; Colocasia himalensis Royle; Colocasia neocaledonica Van Houtte; Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth; Colocasia peltata (Lam.) Samp.; Colocasia tonoimo Nakai; Colocasia vera Hassk.; Colocasia violacea (Desf.) auct.; Colocasia virosa (Roxb.) Kunth; Colocasia vulgaris Raf.; Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain; Zantedeschia virosa (Roxb.) K. Koch;