Cyrtosperma merkusii

Cyrtosperma merkusii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lasioideae
Genus: Cyrtosperma
Species: Cyrtosperma merkusii

Name

Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott, 1857.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lasia merkusii Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 59 (1844).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyrtosperma lasioides Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 150 (1851).
  • Arisacontis chamissonis Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 129 (1857).
  • Cyrtosperma edule Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 367 (1861).
  • Cyrtosperma cuspidilobum Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864).
  • Cyrtosperma dubium Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864).
  • Cyrtosperma intermedium Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864).
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii var. intermedium (Schott) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 271 (1879).
  • Cyrtosperma ferox N.E.Br. & Linden, Ill. Hort. 39: 39 (1892).
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii var. giganteum Nadeaud, J. Bot. (Morot) 11: 116 (1897).
  • Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 65 (1914).
  • Cyrtosperma bantamense Koord., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 1: 160 (1919).
  • Cyrtosperma nadeaudianum J.W.Moore, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 22 (1933).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Borneo; Caroline Is.; Cook Is.; Fiji; Gilbert Is.; Jawa; Line Is.; Malaya; Marquesas; Marshall Is.; Nauru; New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Santa Cruz Is.; Society Is.; Solomon Is.; Sumatera; Tokelau-Manihiki; Tuvalu; Wallis-Futuna Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schott, H.W., 1857. Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt. Gemeinnütziges Organ für Botanik. Vienna 7:61. 1857

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Cyrtosperma merkusii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cyrtosperma merkusii. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 10 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Cyrtosperma merkusii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Cyrtosperma merkusii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyrtosperma merkusii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Giant swamp taro
français: Taro géant des marais
I-Kiribati: Babai
Ebon: Iaraj

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