Herbarium JCB

Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

Family : TACCACEAE
(BATFLOWER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
Species : Tacca leontopetaloides
Basionym : Leontice leontopetaloides L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Common name : Fiji Arrowroot, Tahiti Arrowroot
Vernacular name : Pedda kanda gadda (Tel.); Dhoi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0241
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 27/11/14
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Stream banks of Mixed forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : June-November
Comments : Occasional in moist places in mixed forests, along streams.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Bison Hills (East Godavari district), Vijaynagaram district, Barnakonda R.F. (Visakhapatnam district), Sadasivakona R.F. (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Old World Tropics
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Tacca leontopetaloides. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.