Tacca
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Tacca is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the order Dioscoreales, native to tropical regions of Africa and southeastern Asia. In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003 APG II system incorporates it into the family Dioscoreaceae.
- Selected species
- Tacca chantrieri André
- Tacca flabellata J.J.Sm.
- Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.
- Tacca leontopetaloides Kuntze
- Tacca plantaginea (Hance) Drenth
Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants for their bold foliage and large flowers.
[edit] References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Tacca
- Taccaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants.
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
