EPPO Global Database

Xanthosoma violaceum(XATNI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: XATNI
  • Preferred name: Xanthosoma violaceum
  • Authority: Schott

Notes

See X. sagittifolium, of which some authors consider it to be simply a form


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Xanthosoma nigrum (Vellozo) Stellfeld

Common names
Name Language
blue taro English
guyama yautia English
primrose malanga English
stemmed taro English
violet taro English
malanga noir French
danchi Spanish (NI)
oto Spanish (BO)
quequezque morado Spanish
rascadera Spanish (CO)
yautia Guayamera Spanish
yautia morada Spanish
batata-de-taxola Portuguese
taro-azul Portuguese