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Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
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- Common Name: Yautia
- Family: Araceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: W. Indies
- 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..
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   Accession Data:- Accession # 198500258
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1106 - 1100 - S Ground Bed
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-07-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Araceae
- SubFamily: Aroideae
- Tribe: Caladieae
- SubTribe:
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