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.