Araceae
Xanthosoma Schott
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Araceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Terrestrial herbs, to 3 m tall.
Leaves: Leaves sagittate with large basal lobes. Veins notoriously anastomosing, irregular.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Spathe caducous.
Fruit: Fruits a berry, yellow when mature.
Infructescence: Infructescence syncarpous.
Other
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.