Colocasia fallax Schott

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Colocasia fallax var. purpurea H.Ara & M.A.Hassan; Colocasia heterochroma H.Li & Z.X.Wei; Colocasia kerrii Gagnep.; Colocasia tibetensis J.T.Yin; Colocasia yunnanensis C.L.Long & X.Z.Cai
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Colocasia fallax Schott
  • Common name : Deceptive Taro, Tibetan Taro, Dwarf Elephant Ear
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pankhokla, Pangkhokla (Manipuri)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Dense forests, humid forest margins, moist mossy rock faces in forests, valley scrub, moist shaded places along streams; 700 - 1400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Uttarakhand to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 245
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Colocasia fallax. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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