Colocasia esculenta
species of plant
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Summary
Colocasia esculenta is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.075% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,118 views/month, #147 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Colocasia[5]
- Taxon name: Colocasia esculenta[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7], designated vegetable[8]
- Has use: medicinal plant[9], fodder[10], vegetable[11], root vegetable[12], useful plant[13]
- Commons category: Colocasia esculenta[14]
- Has basionym: Arum esculentum[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taros[16]
- Commons gallery: Colocasia esculenta[17]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[18]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[20], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(2)[21], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Taxon synonym: Eddoe[24]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11177[25]
- This taxon is source of: Taro (plante)[26], taro leaf[27], taro root[28]
- Short name: C. esculenta[29]
- Taxon common name: coco yam[30], Wild Taro[31], 芋[32], サトイモ[33], 芋头[34], 台芋[35], 紫芋[36], 独皮叶[37], 蹲鸱[38], 接骨草[39], 莒[40], 毛艿[41], 毛芋[42], 青皮叶[43]
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Identifiers
Colocasia esculenta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4460[44]. Colocasia esculenta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1091931[45]. Colocasia esculenta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5330776[46]. Colocasia esculenta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42549[47].
Why It Matters
Colocasia esculenta has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]