|
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Yautia
- Family: Araceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: W. Indies? (native range obscure)
- Habitat:
- Uses: This Tropical American plant is an important food crop. The small underground bulbs provide a staple carbohydrate throughout the Tropics. They are eaten grilled, fried, as puree in soups or barbecued whole. The young leaves and shoots are valued as boiled vegetable..
Images of this accession: {and/or its current location}
  Accession Data:- Accession # 198500258
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1111 - AFR:Guinean Forest A
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-02-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Araceae
- SubFamily: Aroideae
- Tribe: Caladieae
- SubTribe:
References:page generated on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:15 -0500
| 
