Colocasieae
| Colocasieae | |
|---|---|
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| Diversity of Colocasieae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Colocasieae Bremer |
Colocasieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Araceae.
This tribe of plants is notable for including various large-leafed, ornamental, and sometimes edible plants, the edible ones mostly being harvested for their corms.[1]
Genera
[edit]- Alocasia - Subtropical Asia and eastern Australia[2]
- Ariopsis Nimmo
- Colocasia Schott - SE Asia and Indian subcontinent, some species have been naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.[3][4]
- Leucocasia Schott (monotypic) - Vietnam, Japan and Indian subcontinent[5]
- Protarum Engl.
- Remusatia Schott
- Steudnera K. Koch
- Vietnamocasia N. S. Lý et al.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma)". Wisconsin Horticulture. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "Alocasia (Schott) G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised edition. Vol. 2. University of Hawaiʻi Press/Bishop Museum Press. p. 1357.
- ↑ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ Leucocasia gigantea (Blume) Schott. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 May 2024.