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Colocasia

Angiospermae - Araceae

Taxonomy
Colocasia was named by Schott. It is extant.

It was assigned to Araceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Colocasia Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789
genusColocasiaSchott

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Colocasia Schott
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available