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Colocasia

Colocasia

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Colocasia
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Colocasia
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Laos Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Myanmar Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Russia Species List, Samoa Species List, Singapore Species List, Spain Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Togo Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Yemen Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia SL, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia MIN, wikipedia gl Galician, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Colocasia
Recognized by TRY summarized records
Colocasia Schott
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, USDA Plants data, and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Caladium colocasia (L.) W. Wight
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Colocasia argyroneura Hort.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Colocasia latifolia Rojas
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Colocasia nitida Walp.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Colocasia wendlandii Engl.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Colocasia wendlandii Engl. ex Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Colocasia zebrina
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Colocasia zebrina Hort.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Colocasia zebrina hort. ex Engl.)
Colocasia
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Plant Growth Form Data from NMNH Botany specimens, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Germany, Flickr Group, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution, Simpson et al 2020, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Colocasia Schott
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
colocasia
Harvest ancestor according to Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

colocasia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قلقاس (جنس) preferred
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Chinese

芋属 preferred
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Croatian

Kolokazija preferred
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Czech

kolokázie preferred
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Finnish

taarot preferred
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Hebrew

קולקס preferred
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Hindi

अरवी preferred
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Japanese

サトイモ属 preferred
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Korean

토란속 preferred
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Lithuanian

Kolokazija preferred
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Malay

Talas preferred
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Malayalam

ചേമ്പ് preferred
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Nepali

पिँडालु preferred
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Polish

Kolokazja preferred
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Russian

Колоказия preferred
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Shambala

Kolokazija preferred
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Swedish

Tarosläktet preferred
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Tamil

சேப்பங்கிழங்கு preferred
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Telugu

చామ దుంప preferred
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Unspecified

फकं preferred
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Arz

قلقاس (جنس) preferred
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Zh Cn

芋属 preferred
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Zh Hans

芋属 preferred
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Zh Hant

芋屬 preferred
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Zh Hk

芋屬 preferred
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Zh Tw

芋屬 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Colocasia

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia (this page)
Colocasia affinis Schott
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Colocasia fallax Schott
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia lihengiae C. L. Long & K. M. Liu
Colocasia mannii Hook. fil.
Colocasia marchalii Engl.
Colocasia menglaensis J. T. Yin, H. Li & Z. F. Xu
Colocasia oresbia A. Hay
Adelonema
Aglaodorum
Aglaonema
Alloschemone
Alocasia
Ambrosina
Amorphophallus
Anaphyllum
Anchomanes
Anubias
Apoballis
Aridarum
Arisaema
Arisarum
Arum
Asterostigma
Bakoa
Biarum
Bognera
Calla
Callopsis
Carlephyton
Cercestis
Chlorospatha
Colletogyne
Cryptocoryne
Culcasia
Cyrtosperma
Dieffenbachia
Dracontioides
Dracunculus
Eminium
Englerarum
Epipremnum
Fenestratarum
Filarum
Gearum
Gonatopus
Gorgonidium
Gymnostachys
Hapaline
Helicodiceros
Hestia
Heteropsis
Holochlamys
Homalomena
Incarum
Lagenandra
Lasia
Lasimorpha
Lemna
Leucocasia
Lorenzia
Lysichiton
Monstera
Montrichardia
Nephthytis
Ooia
Orontium
Pedicellarum
Peltandra
Philodendron
Philonotion
Phymatarum
Pichinia
Pinellia
Piptospatha
Pistia
Podolasia
Pothoidium
Pothos
Pseudohydrosme
Pycnospatha
Remusatia
Rhodospatha
Sauromatum
Scaphispatha
Schismatoglottis
Schottariella
Schottarum
Scindapsus
Spathantheum
Spathicarpa
Spathiphyllum
Spirodela
Stenospermation
Symplocarpus
Synandrospadix
Syngonium
Taccarum
Theriophonum
Typhonium
Typhonodorum
Ulearum
Urospatha
Wolffia
Xanthosoma
Zamioculcas
Zomicarpa
Zomicarpella
20 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia Schott (this page)
Colocasia adiana Nangkar, A. P. Das & Tag
Colocasia affinis Schott
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Colocasia fallax Schott
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia hassanii H. Ara
Colocasia kachinensis S. S. Zhou & J. T. Yin
Colocasia lihengiae C. L. Long & K. M. Liu
Colocasia mannii Hook. fil.
Colocasia menglaensis J. T. Yin, H. Li & Z. F. Xu
Colocasia oresbia A. Hay
Colocasia × marchalii Engl.
Aglaodorum Schott
Aglaonema Schott
Alloschemone Schott
Alocasia (Schott) G. Don
Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne.
Amydrium Schott
Anadendrum Schott
Anaphyllopsis A. Hay
Anaphyllum Schott
Anchomanes Schott
Anthurium Schott
Anubias Schott
Apoballis Schott
Aridarum Ridl.
Ariopsis Nimmo
Arisaema Mart.
Arisarum Mill.
Arophyton Jum.
Arum L.
Asterostigma Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Bakoa P. C. Boyce & S. Y. Wong
Biarum Schott
Bognera Mayo & Nicolson
Bucephalandra Schott
Caladium Vent.
Calla L.
Callopsis Engl.
Carlephyton Jum.
Cercestis Schott
Chlorospatha Engl.
Colletogyne Buchet
Croatiella E. G. Gonç.
Cryptocoryne Fisch. ex Wydler
Culcasia P. Beauv.
Cyrtosperma Griff.
Dieffenbachia Schott
Dracontioides Engl.
Dracontium L.
Dracunculus Mill.
Eminium Schott
Epipremnum Schott
Filarum Nicolson
Furtadoa M. Hotta
Gearum N. E. Br.
Gonatopus Engl.
Gorgonidium Schott
Gymnostachys R. Br.
Hapaline Schott
Helicodiceros Schott ex K. Koch
Heteropsis Kunth
Holochlamys Engl.
Homalomena Schott
Incarum E. G. Gonç.
Jasarum G. S. Bunting
Lagenandra Dalzell
Lasia Lour.
Lasimorpha Schott
Lemna L.
Lysichiton Schott
Mangonia Schott
Monstera Adans.
Montrichardia Crueg.
Nephthytis Schott
Ooia S. Y. Wong & P. C. Boyce
Orontium L.
Peltandra Raf.
Philodendron Schott
Philonotion Schott
Phymatarum M. Hotta
Pichinia S. Y. Wong & P. C. Boyce
Pinellia Ten.
Piptospatha N. E. Br.
Pistia L.
Podolasia N. E. Br.
Pothoidium Schott
Pothos L.
Protarum Engl.
Pseudohydrosme Engl.
Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnep.
Remusatia Schott
Rhaphidophora Hassk.
Rhodospatha Poepp.
Sauromatum Schott
Scaphispatha Brongn. ex Schott
Schismatoglottis Zoll. & Moritzi
Schottariella P. C. Boyce & S. Y. Wong
Scindapsus Schott
Spathantheum Schott
Spathicarpa Hook.
Spathiphyllum Schott
Spirodela Schleid.
Stenospermation Schott
Steudnera K. Koch
Stylochaeton Lepr.
Symplocarpus Salisb. ex W. P. C. Barton
Synandrospadix Engl.
Syngonium Schott
Taccarum Brongn. ex Schott
Theriophonum Blume
Typhonium Schott
38 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia (this page)
Colocasia affinis Schott
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Colocasia fallax Schott
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia lihengiae C. L. Long & K. M. Liu
Colocasia mannii Hook. fil.
Colocasia marchalii Engl.
Colocasia menglaensis J. T. Yin, H. Li & Z. F. Xu
Colocasia oresbia A. Hay
Adelonema
Aglaodorum
Aglaonema
Alloschemone
Alocasia
Ambrosina
Amorphophallus
Anaphyllum
Anchomanes
Anubias
Apoballis
Aridarum
Arisaema
Arisarum
Arum
Asterostigma
Bakoa
Biarum
Bognera
Calla
Callopsis
Carlephyton
Cercestis
Chlorospatha
Colletogyne
Cryptocoryne
Culcasia
Cyrtosperma
Dieffenbachia
Dracontioides
Dracunculus
Eminium
Englerarum
Epipremnum
Fenestratarum
Filarum
Gearum
Gonatopus
Gorgonidium
Gymnostachys
Hapaline
Helicodiceros
Hestia
Heteropsis
Holochlamys
Homalomena
Incarum
Lagenandra
Lasia
Lasimorpha
Lemna
Leucocasia
Lorenzia
Lysichiton
Monstera
Montrichardia
Nephthytis
Ooia
Orontium
Pedicellarum
Peltandra
Philodendron
Philonotion
Phymatarum
Pichinia
Pinellia
Piptospatha
Pistia
Podolasia
Pothoidium
Pothos
Pseudohydrosme
Pycnospatha
Remusatia
Rhodospatha
Sauromatum
Scaphispatha
Schismatoglottis
Schottariella
Schottarum
Scindapsus
Spathantheum
Spathicarpa
Spathiphyllum
Spirodela
Stenospermation
Symplocarpus
Synandrospadix
Syngonium
Taccarum
Theriophonum
Typhonium
Typhonodorum
Ulearum
Urospatha
Wolffia
Xanthosoma
Zamioculcas
Zomicarpa
Zomicarpella
20 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia (this page)
Colocasia affinis Schott
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Colocasia fallax Schott
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia lihengiae C. L. Long & K. M. Liu
Colocasia mannii Hook. fil.
Colocasia marchalii Engl.
Colocasia menglaensis J. T. Yin, H. Li & Z. F. Xu
Colocasia oresbia A. Hay
Adelonema
Aglaodorum
Aglaonema
Alloschemone
Alocasia
Ambrosina
Amorphophallus
Anaphyllum
Anchomanes
Anubias
Apoballis
Aridarum
Arisaema
Arisarum
Arum
Asterostigma
Bakoa
Biarum
Bognera
Calla
Callopsis
Carlephyton
Cercestis
Chlorospatha
Colletogyne
Cryptocoryne
Culcasia
Cyrtosperma
Dieffenbachia
Dracontioides
Dracunculus
Eminium
Englerarum
Epipremnum
Fenestratarum
Filarum
Gearum
Gonatopus
Gorgonidium
Gymnostachys
Hapaline
Helicodiceros
Hestia
Heteropsis
Holochlamys
Homalomena
Incarum
Lagenandra
Lasia
Lasimorpha
Lemna
Leucocasia
Lorenzia
Lysichiton
Monstera
Montrichardia
Nephthytis
Ooia
Orontium
Pedicellarum
Peltandra
Philodendron
Philonotion
Phymatarum
Pichinia
Pinellia
Piptospatha
Pistia
Podolasia
Pothoidium
Pothos
Pseudohydrosme
Pycnospatha
Remusatia
Rhodospatha
Sauromatum
Scaphispatha
Schismatoglottis
Schottariella
Schottarum
Scindapsus
Spathantheum
Spathicarpa
Spathiphyllum
Spirodela
Stenospermation
Symplocarpus
Synandrospadix
Syngonium
Taccarum
Theriophonum
Typhonium
Typhonodorum
Ulearum
Urospatha
Wolffia
Xanthosoma
Zamioculcas
Zomicarpa
Zomicarpella
20 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia Schott (this page)
Colocasia affinis Schott
Colocasia boyceana Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia dibangensis Gogoi & Borah
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Colocasia fallax Schott
Colocasia fontanesii Schott
Colocasia hongkongensis C. L. Long & H. Li
Colocasia lihengiae C. L. Long & K. M. Liu
Colocasia mannii Hook. fil.
Colocasia marchalii Engl.
Colocasia menglaensis J. T. Yin, H. Li & Z. F. Xu
Colocasia oresbia A. Hay
Adelonema Schott
Aglaodorum Schott
Aglaonema Schott
Alloschemone Schott
Ambrosina Bassi
Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne.
Amydrium Schott
Anadendrum Schott
Anaphyllopsis A. Hay
Anaphyllum Schott
Anchomanes Schott
Anthurium Schott
Anubias Schott
Apoballis Schott
Aridarum Ridl.
Arisaema Mart.
Arisarum Mill.
Arophyton Jum.
Arum L.
Asterostigma Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Biarum Schott
Bognera S. Mayo & D. Nicolson
Bucephalandra Schott
Caladium Vent.
Calla L.
Callopsis Engl.
Carlephyton Jum.
Cercestis Schott
Chlorospatha Engl.
Croatiella E. G. Gonç.
Cryptocoryne Fisch. ex Wydler
Culcasia P. Beauv.
Cyrtosperma Griff.
Dieffenbachia Schott
Dracontioides Engl.
Dracunculus Mill.
Eminium Schott
Filarum Nicolson
Furtadoa M. Hotta
Gearum N. E. Br.
Gonatopus Engl.
Gorgonidium Schott
Gymnostachys R. Br.
Hapaline Schott
Helicodiceros Schott
Heteropsis Kunth
Holochlamys Engl.
Homalomena Schott
Idimanthus E. G. Gonç.
Incarum E. G. Gonç.
Jasarum G. S. Bunting
Lagenandra Dalzell
Lemna L.
Leucocasia Schott
Lysichiton Schott
Mangonia Schott
Monstera Adans.
Nephthytis Schott
Orontium L.
Pedicellarum M. Hotta
Peltandra Raf.
Philodendron Schott
Philonotion Schott
Phymatarum M. Hotta
Pinellia Ten.
Piptospatha N. E. Br.
Pistia L.
Podolasia N. E. Br.
Pothos L.
Pseudodracontium N. E. Br.
Pseudohydrosme Engl.
Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnep.
Remusatia Schott
Rhaphidophora Hassk.
Rhodospatha Poepp.
Sauromatum Schott
Scaphispatha Brongn. ex Schott
Schismatoglottis Zoll. & Moritzi
Spathantheum Schott
Spathicarpa Hook.
Spathiphyllum Schott
Spirodela Schleid.
Stenospermation Schott
Steudnera K. Koch
Stylochaeton Lepr.
Synandrospadix Engl.
Syngonium Schott
Taccarum Brongn. ex Schott
Thaumatophyllum Schott
Theriophonum Blume
Typhonium Schott
Typhonodorum Schott
Ulearum Engl.
Urospatha Schott
Wolffiella Hegelm.
Xanthosoma Schott
Zamioculcas Schott
Zantedeschia Spreng.
Zomicarpa Schott
Zomicarpella N. E. Br.
48 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Lilianae
Alismatales
Araceae
Colocasia Schott (this page)
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Aglaodorum Schott
Aglaonema Schott
Alocasia (Schott) G. Don
Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne.
Anaphyllopsis A. Hay
Anthurium Schott
Anubias Schott
Arisaema Mart.
Arum L.
Caladium Vent.
Calla L.
Clinostigma H. Wendl.
Cryptocoryne Fisch. ex Wydler
Cyrtosperma Griff.
Dieffenbachia Schott
Dracontioides Engl.
Dracontium L.
Dracunculus Mill.
Epipremnum Schott
Homalomena Schott
Jasarum G. S. Bunting
Lagenandra Dalzell
Landoltia Les & D. J. Crawford
Lasia Lour.
Lemna L.
Lysichiton Schott
Monstera Adans.
Montrichardia Creug.
Orontium L.
Peltandra Raf.
Philodendron Schott
Pinellia Ten.
Pistia L.
Spirodela Schleid.
Symplocarpus Salisb. ex Nutt.
Syngonium Schott
Typhonium Schott
Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid.
Wolffiella Hegelm.
Xanthosoma Schott
Zantedeschia Spreng.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Aroideae
Colocasieae
Colocasia (this page)
Colocasia affinis
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia fallax
Colocasia formosana
Colocasia heterochroma
Colocasia lihengiae
Colocasia menglaensis
Colocasia tonoimo
Colocasia yunnanensis
unclassified Colocasia (in: Viridiplantae)
Alocasia
Ariopsis
Englerarum
Leucocasia
Protarum
Remusatia
Steudnera
Vietnamocasia

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Arecidae
Arales
Araceae
Aroideae
Colocasieae
Colocasia (this page)
Colocasia acris
Colocasia aethiopica
Colocasia antiquorum
Colocasia bicolor
Colocasia boyceana
Colocasia devansayana
Colocasia dibangensis
Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia fallax
Colocasia fontanesii
Colocasia formosana
Colocasia gaoligongensis
Colocasia gigantea
Colocasia gongii
Colocasia hassanii
Colocasia heterochroma
Colocasia humilis
Colocasia indica
Colocasia kachinensis
Colocasia konishii
Colocasia kotoensis
Colocasia lihengiae
Colocasia macrorrhizos
Colocasia mannii
Colocasia menglaensis
Colocasia navicularis
Colocasia neoguineensis
Colocasia oresbia
Colocasia puber
Colocasia sect. Alocasia
Colocasia tibetensis
Colocasia tonoimo
Colocasia yunnanensis
Alocasia
Leucocasia
Schizocasia
Vietnamocasia
Xenophya
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